SpaceX used a Falcon 9 rocket that is very suitable for space use to successfully put another batch of the company's "Space Internet Starlink" satellites into orbit. This launch marks the seventh time the rocket has traveled to space, and it is also the first time that SpaceX has put such an experienced vehicle into orbit. The
Falcon 9 took off from the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida at 9:13 p.m. Eastern Time, carrying 60 Starlink satellites. After a quick space journey, the first stage of the Falcon 9 (the main part of the launch vehicle, including the main engine and most of the fuel) was separated from the rest of the rocket and returned to Earth. Subsequently, it landed on one of the company's unmanned spacecraft in the Atlantic Ocean, completing SpaceX's iconic rocket landing.
SPACEX has turned these launch and landing routines into fairly common routines in Florida.
Before this flight, Falcon 9 had put two communications satellites into orbit twice, and SpaceX had also used the vehicle to launch four Starlink launches. In the process of entering space, the rocket nose cone surrounding the satellite was also used in previous flights.
So far, SpaceX has made these launches and landings a fairly common routine outside of Florida, and each new launch mission adds numbers to the company's resume. This launch is the 100th time that SpaceX has launched Falcon 9. This is also the company's 23rd launch this year and the 67th time SpaceX has recovered the Falcon 9 booster after launch.
With plans to launch more satellites this year, these numbers are expected to only increase. With the successful landing of the rocket yesterday, the eighth flight may be in the future. Lei Feng Wang Lei Feng Wang Lei Feng Wang
author: Loren Grush
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