CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — After pushing the launch back a day, SpaceX was able to send up another Starlink mission early Tuesday morning.
What You Need To Know
- SpaceX will send off Starlink 10-59 mission
The Falcon 9 rocket sent up Starlink 10-59 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:46 a.m. ET, stated SpaceX.
The launch window opened at 12:10 a.m. ET and was set to close at 4:10 a.m. ET. That means SpaceX had during that time period to launch its famed Falcon 9 rocket.
It was originally supposed to launch Monday, from 12:32 a.m. ET to 4:32 a.m. ET. SpaceX did not give a reason why the launch was pushed back.
Find out more about the weather criteria for a Falcon 9 launch.
Going up
This is the eighth mission for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster B1090. It has had seven missions before this launch:
After the stage separation, the first-stage booster rocket landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
About the mission
The 28 satellites from the Starlink company, owned by SpaceX, will be heading to low-Earth orbit to join the thousands already there.
Once deployed and in their orbit, they will provide internet service to many parts of Earth.
Dr. Jonathan McDowell, of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has been recording Starlink satellites.
Before this launch, McDowell recorded the following:
- 8,543 are in orbit
- 7,456 are in operational orbit
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