A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites on April 5, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX by means of X)
SpaceX released another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (April 5), on the very first leg of a spaceflight doubleheader for the business.
A Falcon 9 rocket bring 23 of SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 5:12 a.m. EDT (0912 GMT).
The Falcon 9's very first phase then returned to Earth securely, making a vertical landing about 8.5 minutes after liftoff on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The very first phase of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a droneship quickly after releasing 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on April 5, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX through X)
Today's launch was the 33rd orbital objective of the year currently for SpaceX, and the 22nd of 2024 dedicated to developing out the huge Starlink megaconstellation.
The liftoff was likewise the very first leg of a prepared Starlink doubleheader: SpaceX prepares to introduce 21 more of the web satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California tonight throughout a four-hour window that opens at 10:31 p.m. EDT (0231 GMT on April 6).
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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 most current job is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.
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