SpaceX introduced another batch of its Starlink web satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday early morning (Nov. 25).
A Falcon 9 rocket bring 23 Starlink spacecraft– consisting of 12 with direct-to-smartphone ability– taken off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday throughout a 3.5-hour window that opens at 4:35 a.m. EST (1002 GMT).
SpaceX webcast the launch through its X account, with the live stream starting about 5 minutes before launch.
A picture of a SpaceX rocket requiring to the skies to release Starlink satellites early on Monday Nov. 25 (Image credit: SpaceX)
The Falcon 9’s very first phase went back to Earth about 8 minutes after liftoff, touching down on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean.
This was the 13th launch and landing for this specific booster, according to a SpaceX objective description. 6 of its 12 flights to date have actually been Starlink objectives.
A Falcon 9 upper phase seperates fromn its lower phase over Earth on Monday (Nov. 25) (Image credit: SpaceX)
The Falcon 9’s upper phase continued carrying the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit; it’s arranged to release them there about 65 minutes after liftoff.
Starlink is the biggest satellite constellation ever developed, including more than 6,600 active spacecraft, according to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.
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And the megaconstellation is growing all the time, as Monday early morning’s prepared objective programs. SpaceX has actually carried out 115 Falcon 9 objectives up until now in 2024, and almost 70% of them have actually been Starlink flights.
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Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and signed up with the group in 2010. He mostly covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military area, however has actually been understood to meddle the area art beat. His book about the look for alien life, “Out There,” was released on Nov. 13, 2018. Before ending up being a science author, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science composing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To learn what his newest task is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.
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