CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — During the early-morning hours, SpaceX launched nearly 30 Starlink satellites on Tuesday.
What You Need To Know
- SpaceX stated that its Falcon 9 rocket left Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
SpaceX stated that its Falcon 9 rocket left Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:21 a.m. ET, as many were still asleep in their beds.
But a few folks who were heading into work got to see the famed rocket pierce the hazy and cloudy sky as they drove on Interstate 4 near downtown Orlando.
The launch window opened at 1:48 a.m. ET, and it was set to close at 5:47 a.m. ET.
If the launch had been scrubbed, the Starlink 10-28 mission would have been pushed back to Wednesday, July 9, at 1:26 a.m. ET.
Going up
This was the 22nd mission for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, old B1077. It had 21 missions under its belt, with one of them being a crewed one.
- Crew-5
- GPS III Space Vehicle 06
- Inmarsat I-6 F2
- CRS-28
- Intelsat G-37
- NG-20
- Optus-X
- Starlink mission 5-10
- Starlink mission 6-13
- Starlink mission 6-25
- Starlink mission 6-33
- Starlink mission 6-43
- Starlink mission 6-51
- Starlink mission 6-63
- Starlink mission 10-4
- Starlink mission 8-11
- Starlink mission 6-71
- Starlink mission 12-8
- Starlink 12-25 mission
- Starlink 12-23 mission
- Starlink 12-19 mission
After the stage separation, the first-stage rocket landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas that was in the Atlantic Ocean.
About the mission
The Starlink company had its 28 satellites launched by its parent company SpaceX.
Once deployed and in their orbit, they will join the more than 7,000 other Starlink satellites and will provide internet service to many parts of Earth.
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics’ Dr. Jonathan McDowell records Starlink satellites.
Before this launch, McDowell documented the following:
- 7,941 are in orbit
- 7,028 are in operational orbit
Anthony Leone
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