CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Another group of Starlink satellites was launched by SpaceX on Monday evening.
What You Need To Know
- SpaceX launched more than 20 Starlink satellites on its latest mission
- The launch window opened at 7:42 p.m.
First stage ignition and liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/TAWsyxvbcC
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 25, 2024
With the launch window opening at 7:42 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying more Starlink satellites.
The 45th Weather Squadron gave a 95% chance of good liftoff conditions for the launch, with the only worries being the cumulus cloud rule.
Heading into the black
The Falcon 9 first-stage booster used for this mission is called B1078, and it already has seven missions to its name.
After the stage separation, the rocket landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship pic.twitter.com/9uAW5uxDBU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 25, 2024
About the mission
SpaceX sent up 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The Starlink satellites, produced by a company owned by SpaceX, provide internet services.
Before the launch, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics’ Dr. Jonathan McDowell documented the following Starlink satellites stats.
- 5,657 are in orbit
- 5,587 in working order
- 5,163 are in operational orbit
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