Last Sunday, the 14th, SpaceX carried out yet another mission by launching a new batch of Starlink broadband satellites into orbit. The internet, which has Elon Musk as an owner, it has satellite coverage, specifically for places with difficult access to the common signal.
This time, the launch took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, with a Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket took off carrying 56 of the company's spacecraft. Furthermore, during the mission, SpaceX also performed a controlled landing of the rocket at sea, which was also marked as a successful completion.
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SpaceX performed another Starlink launch
After liftoff, the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 made a successful return to Earth. Approximately 8 minutes after launch, the stage landed precisely on the SpaceX drone called Just Read the Instructions, which was located in the Atlantic Ocean. That landing marked the 11th launch and landing of that same booster, as described by the SpaceX mission.
During the same period, the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 was in charge of transporting the 56 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The schedule indicated that all 56 satellites would be deployed with effective function approximately 65 minutes after launch.
SpaceX has already launched nearly 4,400 satellites to make up Starlink's broadband coverage. According to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, more than 4,000 of these satellites are currently in operation from one of Elon Musk's companies.
Sunday's launch by SpaceX marked the 29th successful flight of the Falcon 9 rocket this year alone. Furthermore, it was SpaceX's 31st general orbital mission as well in 2023. Importantly, of the 31 orbital missions, two were carried out by the company's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. These numbers highlight SpaceX's continued activity and success in the space industry.
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