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SpaceX Starlink 81 launch

 







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May 4, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 81

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-81 / Starlink 5-6) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 4 May 2023, at 07:31 UTC (00:31 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 81 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 May 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 (B1069) previously supported six missions: CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 15, SES-18/SES-19 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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