SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
Aug 12, 2022
Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 55 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 46 Starlink satellites (Starlink-55) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 12 August 2022, at 21:40 UTC (14:40 PDT).
SpaceX Starlink 55 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 August 2022
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported nine missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15 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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