SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
August 8, 2020
SpaceX Starlink 9 launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 57 Starlink satellites (Starlink-9) and two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 7 August 2020, at 05:12 UTC (01:12 EDT).
SpaceX Starlink 9 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 August 2020
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block B1051) landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone-ship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” drone-ship
Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and the fourth and seventh Starlink missions.
Starlink Satellite Constellation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the tenth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 9. Two Earth observation microsatellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company, will launch as rideshare payloads on this mission. Moved forward from June 24. Delayed from June 23, June 25 and June 26. Scrubbed on July 8 due to poor weather. Scrubbed on July 11 due to technical issue. Delayed from July 29, July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 6.
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