A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
Launch Details:
Mission: Starlink Satellite Launch (53 Satellite in single launch)
Destination: low-Earth orbit
Launch Rocket: Falcon 9
Vehicle Type: 2 Stage -First Stage Re-usable (13th launch of the first stage booster)
Launch Site: Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Launch Date & Time: 17 June ’22 12:08 p.m ET, or 16:08 UTC
This is SpaceX’s record breaking launch of 53 starlink satellite in single launch.
The first stage is being used 13th time on this launch, previously launching GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and nine Starlink missions.
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