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SpaceX Starlink 47 launch

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.


May 18, 2022

SpaceX Starlink 47 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-47) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 18 May 2022, at 10:59 UTC (06:59 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 47 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 May 2022

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1052) previously supported two Falcon Heavy missions, Arabsat-6A and STP-2, and launched CSG-2 and one Starlink mission.

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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