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SpaceX Starlink 63 launch

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.


Oct. 6, 2022

(Article published a day late due to a breakdown at Blogger)

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 63 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-63 / Starlink 4-29) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 5 October 2022, at 23:10 UTC (16:10 PDT).

SpaceX Starlink 63 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 5 October 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 (B1071) previously supported four missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1 and one Starlink mission.

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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