SpaceX despatched 24 extra Starlink high-speed web satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from House Launch Advanced 40 (SLC-40) in Florida.
The launch occurred at 4:23 p.m. ET on Monday, with a Falcon 9 with tail quantity B1080 taking off from Cape Canaveral.
It was the twelfth flight for this particular first-stage booster, and was beforehand chargeable for the Euclid, Axiom-2, Axiom-3, Cygnus NG-21, SES 24, and CRS-30 missions.
It has now launched six Starlink missions, as nicely.
Falcon 9 delivers 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida pic.twitter.com/Vq5n538ORd
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 11, 2024
The Starlink 6-69 mission was set to launch on Sunday, however SpaceX determined to wash the launch in favor of Monday because of climate.
The Starlink satellites heading to low-Earth orbit on this launch had been of the V2 Mini selection. That is solely the second time SpaceX has chosen to launch 24 complete satellites with a single mission. Previously, it has routinely launched 23 satellites.
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Nearly eight minutes after liftoff, the B1080 tail landed on the ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ droneship, the pad’s 84th touchdown.
SpaceX is nearing its objective of 144 complete missions for the yr. This was the 108th Falcon 9 launch of 2024. The launch previous to this one in Florida was that of Starlink 6-69 as nicely, however this takeoff was from Vandenberg House Drive Base in California and occurred on Friday:
Wonderful work by the @SpaceX west coast workforce on launch #37(!!!) from Vandenberg this yr. We’re so grateful for our superb partnership with the @SLDelta30, @SpaceForceDoD, and @DeptofDefense. A lot effort from all events went into clearing the way in which for elevated launch… https://t.co/sZERa6JdAr
— Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver) November 9, 2024
Subsequent on the agenda might be just a few extra Starlink launches which might be set to take off earlier than the top of the week. The corporate can also be wanting towards the sixth Starship check flight within the coming weeks. CEO Elon Musk mentioned on Tuesday that it could be coming quickly.
As of now, the earliest anticipated date that IFT-6 would launch is subsequent Monday, November 18.
Launching on this date would require SpaceX to acquire all vital FAA licenses.
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