SpaceX launches more than 20 Starlink satellites – News 13 Orlando

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION While many were dreaming of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket launch, SpaceX sent up more than 20 Starlink satellites during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The companys Falcon 9 rocket sent up the Starlink 6-48 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:40 a.m. ET under good weather conditions, SpaceX stated.

The first-stage booster, B1083, is still a babe in the woods with only one launch under its belt: Last months Crew-8 mission.

After the stage separation of the Falcon 9, it landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink 6-48 mission sent up 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, joining the thousands already up there that provide internet services to many parts of the world.

SpaceX owns the Starlink company.

Before this launch, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Dr. Jonathan McDowelldocumented the following Starlink satellites stats.

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