mardi 28 février 2023

SpaceX Starlink 74 launch

 







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Feb 28, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 74 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-74 / Starlink 6-1) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 27 February 2023, at 23:13 UTC (18:13 EST).

SpaceX Starlink 74 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 February 2023

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship,  stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship

Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported two missions: CRS-26 and OneWeb 16.

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
 
Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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