The American aerospace company SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. For Falcon 9 rockets, the launch was the 200th successful launch.
Falcon 9 launched its 200th successful mission, and delivered another 53 SpaceX Starlink satellites to orbit this morning pic.twitter.com/HlXSzVRPip
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 2, 2023
The rocket launched from the site of the Kennedy Space Center. 150 seconds after launch, the first stage separated. For her, this start was the fifth in a row. About 6 minutes after that, she landed on the unmanned platform A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/UMNPWnwiQ6
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 2, 2023
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship pic.twitter.com/9a56rWumR1
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 2, 2023
Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. The total number of spacecraft in orbit to provide broadband access to the Internet has exceeded 3,800. An hour after launch, SpaceX officially confirmed that the satellites had been launched into orbit.
Deployment of 53 Starlink satellites confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 2, 2023
In the future, Elon Musk’s company wants to use the giant Super Heavy rocket and Starship spacecraft for these purposes. But they are still under development. The debut launch is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
