SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Update, 2:43 p.m. EST (1943 UTC): SpaceX successfully landed the first stage rocket on its droneship.
SpaceX began the weekend by launching a Falcon 9 rocket carrying its most recent set of Starlink V2 Mini satellites Saturday afternoon. It is the first of two planned weekend flights for the business, with the Starlink 11-10 mission scheduled for Sunday afternoon in California.
The mission, known as Starlink 12-9, was the tenth dedicated Starlink mission of the year and the eleventh with Starlink satellites aboard. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).
The rocket traveled southeast, away from the Cape.
The mission, known as Starlink 12-9, was the tenth dedicated Starlink mission of the year and the eleventh with Starlink satellites aboard. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).
The rocket traveled southeast, away from the Cape.
The Starlink 12-9 mission included 21 Starlink satellites, 13 of which had Direct to Cell capability. Prior to Saturday, SpaceX launched 466 DTC Starlink satellites and began conducting beta testing in the United States.
For Saturday's flight, SpaceX employed the Falcon 9 first stage rocket with tail number 1078. This was its 17th launch, following support for missions like as USSF-124, Crew-6, and 12 prior batches of Starlink satellites.
For Saturday's flight, SpaceX employed the Falcon 9 first stage rocket with tail number 1078. This was its 17th launch, following support for missions like as USSF-124, Crew-6, and 12 prior batches of Starlink satellites.
B1078 landed aboard the SpaceX droneship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' just over eight minutes after liftoff. The touchdown represented ASOG's 97th rocket landing and SpaceX's 406th overall.
SpaceX also deployed the recovery vessel, 'Doug,' to retrieve the payload fairing sections after they splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was named after Doug Hurley, a veteran NASA astronaut who conducted the Demo-2 mission, SpaceX's first voyage to and from the International Space Station.
SpaceX also deployed the recovery vessel, 'Doug,' to retrieve the payload fairing sections after they splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was named after Doug Hurley, a veteran NASA astronaut who conducted the Demo-2 mission, SpaceX's first voyage to and from the International Space Station.
The business is currently planning the Crew-10 launch, as well as a private astronaut mission to the ISS in collaboration with Axiom Space. SpaceX also assisted in the training of a commercial astronaut trip that will employ a Dragon spacecraft to fly over the poles over a three-day period rather than docking with the space station.
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