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[SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites In Nighttime Liftoff] SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (April 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday at 1:40 a.m. EDT (0540 GMT). About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage came back to Earth, touching down at sea on the SpaceX droneship Just Read the Instructions. It was the second launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Its lone previous liftoff sent SpaceX's four-astronaut Crew-8 mission toward the International Space Station on March 5. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 21 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft will be deployed in LEO 65.5 minutes after liftoff, if all goes according to plan. SpaceX has now launched 36 orbital missions in 2024. Two-thirds of those flights have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 5,700 operational satellites. Source: https://lnkd.in/e7pujQ83 #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #spacenews

[SpaceX Launching 24 Starlink Satellites From Florida On Monday] SpaceX plans to launch 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Monday (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 4:02 p.m. EST (2102 GMT). The launch had originally been planned for Sunday evening, but was delayed due to "unfavorable recovery weather conditions," according to SpaceX. SpaceX will webcast the launch live via X, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. If all goes to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth for a vertical touchdown about eight minutes after liftoff on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the 12th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Five of its previous 11 flights were Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue carrying the 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), deploying them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Monday's launch will follow on the heels of another Starlink mission, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early on Saturday morning (Nov. 9). SpaceX has now launched 106 Falcon 9 missions in 2024. Nearly 70% of them have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,500 active spacecraft. Source: https://lnkd.in/evU4dt6x #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launching 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida Early Nov. 25] SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Nov. 25). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft including 12 with direct-to-smartphone capability is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday during a 3.5-hour window that opens at 4:35 a.m. EST (0935 GMT). SpaceX will webcast the launch live via X, beginning about five minutes before launch. If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff, touching down on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions" in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the 13th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Six of its 12 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage will continue hauling the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit; it's scheduled to deploy them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever built, consisting of more than 6,600 active spacecraft, according to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. And the megaconstellation is growing all the time, as Monday morning's planned mission shows. SpaceX has conducted 115 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, and nearly 70% of them have been Starlink flights. Source: https://lnkd.in/e4T7MTbw #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

SpaceX launched another batch of its STARLINK internet satellites from California early on Wednesday (Oct. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell (DTC) capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:07 a.m. ET (1307 GMT; 5:07 a.m. local California time). SpaceX streamed the launch via X, formerly Twitter. SpaceX has already launched more than 100 Falcon 9 missions in 2024, about two-thirds of them devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation. The company currently operates more than 6,400 Starlink spacecraft in LEO (Low Earth orbit (LEO) is the region of space that orbits Earth at an altitude of 1,200 miles (2,000 km) or less), according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. About 250 of them are DTC satellites. Meanwhile, a Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space. The team of two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months, conducting a variety of experiments and maintaining the structure. They are expected to stay until April or May of next year. See link in comment below for more information. The team at Space Intel is dedicated to alleviating the risks associated with bird strikes and space objects re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Stay safe and informed! #WeSawItComing #AviationSafety #AviationChallenges #Satellites #SatelliteCollisions #SpaceDebris #Space #SpaceIntel #SpaceSustainability

[SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites From Florida] SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink satellites on Sunday (May 12), adding to its huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 GMT on May 13). The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8 minutes after launch, touching down on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 15th launch and landing for this particular first stage, according to a SpaceX mission description. Nine of its 14 liftoffs to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, carried the 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), deploying them there about 65 minutes after liftoff. Sunday's launch was the 49th orbital mission of 2024 already for SpaceX. Thirty-three of this year's 48 launches have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of about 5,900 working satellites. That number will likely continue growing far into the future; SpaceX has permission to deploy 12,000 Starlink satellites in LEO and has applied for approval for another 30,000 on top of that. Source: https://lnkd.in/dSv-kxJj #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launching 23 More Starlink Satellites From Florida On Nov. 7] SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 7) from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday during a four-hour window that opens at 3:13 p.m. EST (1813 GMT). SpaceX will webcast the launch live via X, beginning about five minutes before liftoff. If all goes to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth for a vertical touchdown about eight minutes after liftoff on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions," which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the third launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue its trek skyward, ultimately deploying the 23 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) about 65 minutes after liftoff. Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever assembled, with a current population of about 6,500 active spacecraft. But the megaconstellation is getting bigger all the time, as Thursday's planned liftoff shows. SpaceX has launched more than 100 Falcon 9 flights so far this year, and roughly two-thirds of them have been Starlink missions. Source: https://lnkd.in/ewgBC37y #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites From California After Delay] SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink satellites tonight (July 11), including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft lifted off tonight from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:35 p.m. EDT (7:35 p.m. local California time; 0235 GMT on July 12). That was one day later than originally planned; SpaceX didn't give a reason for the slip. The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned; it touched down about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 19th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. The record for a Falcon 9 first stage is 22 flights, which SpaceX set late last month. The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the 20 satellites to low Earth orbit tonight, where it will deploy them bout 59 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has now conducted 69 Falcon 9 launches in 2024. Forty-nine of those missions have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,150 operational satellites. More than 100 of those spacecraft have direct-to-cell capability, but that number will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, as will the overall Starlink tally. Source: https://lnkd.in/d7B_XB8Z #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, keeping pace with 2024 Coming off a record-setting 2024, SpaceX continued an aggressive launching schedule with the liftoff Wednesday morning of a Falcon 9 rocket that carried 21 Starlink satellites into lower-Earth orbit. The launch from Kennedy Space Center took place at 10:27 a.m. EST with a first-stage booster making its third trip. The booster landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean about eight minutes after liftoff. Of the new round of satellites, 13 have direct-to-cell capabilities, SpaceX said. Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever deployed, designed to make Internet service available globally regardless of how remote the designation. According to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, there are more than 6,850 active Starlink satellites orbiting Earth currently.

[SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California] SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17). The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned about eight minutes after liftoff, landing on the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 20th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Thirteen of those flights have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO), deploying them on schedule about 62 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has launched more than 100 Falcon 9 missions in 2024, about two-thirds of them devoted to building out the Starlink network. The megaconstellation currently consists of more than 6,600 active spacecraft, according to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, 283 of which are direct-to-cell capable. Source: https://lnkd.in/e49nXyKw #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

[SpaceX Launches Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites From California After Delay] SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink satellites tonight (July 11), including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft lifted off tonight from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:35 p.m. EDT (7:35 p.m. local California time; 0235 GMT on July 12). That was one day later than originally planned; SpaceX didn't give a reason for the slip. The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned; it touched down about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 19th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. The record for a Falcon 9 first stage is 22 flights, which SpaceX set late last month. The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the 20 satellites to low Earth orbit tonight, where it will deploy them bout 59 minutes after liftoff. SpaceX has now conducted 69 Falcon 9 launches in 2024. Forty-nine of those missions have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 6,150 operational satellites. More than 100 of those spacecraft have direct-to-cell capability, but that number will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, as will the overall Starlink tally. Source: https://lnkd.in/d7B_XB8Z #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews