SpaceX despatched 24 extra Starlink high-speed web satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Area Launch Advanced 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 accountable for the Euclid, Axiom-2, Axiom-3, Cygnus NG-21, SES 24, and CRS-30 missions.
It has now launched six Starlink missions, as properly.
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 wash the launch in favor of Monday as a result of climate.
The Starlink satellites heading to low-Earth orbit on this launch have been of the V2 Mini selection. That is solely the second time SpaceX has chosen to launch 24 whole satellites with a single mission. Prior to now, 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 purpose of 144 whole missions for the yr. This was the 108th Falcon 9 launch of 2024. The launch previous to this one in Florida was that of Starlink 6-69 as properly, however this takeoff was from Vandenberg Area Pressure Base in California and befell on Friday:
Wonderful work by the @SpaceX west coast workforce on launch #37(!!!) from Vandenberg this yr. We’re so grateful for our wonderful partnership with the @SLDelta30, @SpaceForceDoD, and @DeptofDefense. A lot effort from all events went into clearing the best way for elevated launch… https://t.co/sZERa6JdAr
— Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver) November 9, 2024
Subsequent on the agenda can be just a few extra Starlink launches which might be set to take off earlier than the tip of the week. The corporate can be trying towards the sixth Starship check flight within the coming weeks. CEO Elon Musk mentioned on Tuesday that it will 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 needed FAA licenses.
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