SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
June 13, 2020
Falcon 9 carrying 58 Starlink satellites (Starlink-8) lift off
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 58 Starlink satellites (Starlink-8) and 3 PlanetLabs SkySats satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on 13 June 2020, at 09:21 UTC (05:21 EDT).
SpaceX Starlink 8 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 June 2020
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block B1059) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone-ship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported Dragon’s 19th and 20th resupply missions to the International Space Station.
Starlink Satellites Constellation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the ninth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 8. Three SkySat Earth-imaging satellites for Planet will launch as rideshare payloads on this mission. Delayed from late May in ripple effect from Starlink 7 delays. Delayed from June 12.
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SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
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