The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took the scenic route as it put 46 Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday (July 22).
Although it was a gray day at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, falcon 9 The rocket quickly hovered above the clouds, while launch tracking camera footage captured an amazing view of the rocket appearing to jump overhead. the moon.
A few minutes later, the satellites were on their way to orbit aboard the rocket’s second stage, when the first gently descended into orbit. SpaceX “Of course I still love you” unmanned ship parked in the Pacific Ocean, marking Another successful version in favor of the company.
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It was the fifth edition starlink Only the July mission and the company’s 32 launches of the year, officially surpassing the record set of 31 launches in 2021.
It probably won’t be long before the company switches over to another: according to space flight now (Opens in a new tab)SpaceX is targeting another Starlink launch on Sunday (July 24), this time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX has yet to confirm the launch attempt.
Starlink is the company’s massive Internet platform, for which it has launched more than 2,800 satellites; The network does provide the service, but it is designed to include at least 12,000 satellites.
to me TimeAndDate.com (Opens in a new tab)The moon rose Friday over San Luis Obispo, California, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the launch site at 1:19 a.m. local time and 3:36 p.m. local time; The missile was launched at 10:39 am local time.
The moon is currently 22.5% lit as seen from Earth, according to the site, and about a week into its full phase, it shrinks to a new moon that will arrive on Thursday (July 28).
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