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SpaceX Starlink 56 launch

 







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Aug. 19, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 56 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-56 / Starlink 4-27) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 19 August 2022, at 19:21 UTC (15:21 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 56 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 August 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 (B1062) previously supported eight missions: GPS III SV04, GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Axiom-1, Nilesat 301 and three Starlink missions.

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
 
Image, Video, Text, Credits: Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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