SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
Sept. 5, 2022
Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 59 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-59 / Starlink 4-20) and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 5 September 2022, at 02:09 UTC (4 September, at 22:09 EDT).
SpaceX Starlink 59 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 September 2022
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” 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, KPLO and two 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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