SpaceX launches Starlink satellites under good weather conditions – News 13 Orlando

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION The weather was quite nice as SpaceX launched more than 20 Starlink satellites on Thursday morning.

The Falcon 9 rocket sent up Starlink 10-3 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,stated SpaceX.

The launch window will opened at7:14 a.m. ET, with a closure at 11 a.m. ET.

The 45th Weather Squadron gave a90% chance of good liftoff conditions, with the only concerns being the cumulus cloud rule.

If there was an issue, SpaceX was considering launching its Starlink satellites on Friday at the same time.

For this mission, SpaceX is breaking out one of the older Falcon 9 first-stage boosters, B1062. It has 21 impressive missions to its resume, including two crewed flights and a large number of Starlink launches.

After the stage separation, the first-stage rocket returned to the Earth and landed on the droneshipJust Read the Instructions that will be in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink, owned by SpaceX, will see 23 of its satellites go into low-Earth orbit to provide internet services to many parts of our little round world.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Dr. Jonathan McDowell has been recording Starlink satellites and before this mission, he documented the following:

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