SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
Jan 31, 2023
Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 70 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 49 Starlink satellites (Starlink-70 / Starlink 2-6) and D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 31 January 2023, at 16:15 UTC (08:15 PST).
SpaceX Starlink 70 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 January 2023
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 six missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT and two 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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