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SpaceX Starlink 58 launch

 







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Aug. 31, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 58 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 46 Starlink satellites (Starlink-58 / Starlink 3-4) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 31 August 2022, at 05:40 UTC (30 August, at 22:40 PDT).

SpaceX Starlink 58 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 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 (B1063) previously supported six missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and four 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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