SpaceX despatched 24 extra Starlink high-speed web satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Area Launch Complicated 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 clean the launch in favor of Monday on account 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 whole 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 aim of 144 whole missions for the 12 months. 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 Area Drive Base in California and happened on Friday:
Superb work by the @SpaceX west coast staff on launch #37(!!!) from Vandenberg this 12 months. 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 will likely be a couple of extra Starlink launches which can be set to take off earlier than the tip 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 mandatory FAA licenses.
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