SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.
Feb 17, 2023
Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 73 liftoff
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-73 / Starlink 2-5) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 17 February 2023, at 19:12 UTC (11:12 PST).
SpaceX Starlink 73 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 February 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 (B1063) previously supported eight missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and six 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.
Greetings, Orbiter.ch
