SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday evening (October 26).
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 GMT).
The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands on the Just Read the Instructions drone in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, October 26, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X)
The plan calls for the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket to return to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff. The plane landed on the drone ship Just Read Instructions, which was stationed in the Atlantic.
This was reportedly the 19th launch and landing of this booster and the 15th Starlink mission overall Description of the SpaceX mission.
Meanwhile, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket continued to carry Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), where they were scheduled to deploy about 64 minutes after launch.
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Starlink launches are happening quickly and accelerating these days: SpaceX has launched 100 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, including 66 Starlink missions.
The massive Starlink constellation, which beams internet services to customers around the world, currently consists of more than 6,400 active satellites. accordingly Astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.
