SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center – Spaceflight Now
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-29A) on Aug. 2, 2024, in support of the Starlink 10-6 mission. It added 23 Starlink Version 2 Mini satellites to a growing satellite internet constellation of more than 6,200 in low Earth orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
Update 1:20 a.m. EDT: SpaceX successfully landed the booster, B1078, on the droneship.
SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, increasing the company’s mega-constellation in low Earth orbit. The mission came as SpaceX works towards the launch of a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station over the weekend.
Liftoff of the Starlink 10-6 mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center happened at 1:01 a.m. EDT (0501 UTC).
Coming into the launch opportunity, the...