SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink Internet satellites. The launch took place on the night of April 18, 2024 at 00:26 Kyiv time from NASA’s Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida.
Watch as Falcon 9 launches @Starlink satellites into orbit https://t.co/CRHHeGOnd3
– SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2024
About 8.5 minutes after the launch, the first stage of the launch vehicle made its planned vertical landing on SpaceX’s unmanned floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the company, this was the 12th successful takeoff and landing for this degree.
Meanwhile, the second stage continued to recover the cargo – a group of 23 Starlink satellites to replenish the orbital grouping. At 1:48 a.m., SpaceX confirmed the successful delivery of a payload to low Earth orbit.
Payload deploy confirmed, adding 23 @Starlink satellites to the global constellation
– SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2024
The current mission is the 39th orbital mission for SpaceX in 2024 and the 26th dedicated to the deployment of the Starlink global Internet communication network. In total, more than 5 thousand people are currently in space. active satellites of this company.
At the same time, SpaceX has a permit to deploy 12 thousand. devices. The company has recently applied for an additional quota of 30 thousand. Starlink satellites.
