SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
Dec 18, 2021
SpaceX carrying Starlink 33 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-33) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 18 December 2021, at 12:41 UTC (04:41 PST).
SpaceX Starlink 33 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 December 2021
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1051) previously supported ten missions: SXM-7, RADARSAT Constellation Mission, Demo-1 (Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission) and seven Starlink missions.
Related links:
SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/
Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
Image, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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