Launch of Starlink on July 10 and more events are planned

Sunday, July 10, 2022 | Chimniii Desk

Starlink launch on July 10, 2022

The second Starlink launch by SpaceX for the month is scheduled to launch on July 10, 2022, at 9:39 p.m. EDT (1:39 UTC July 11). 46 Starlink satellites will be launched as part of the Starlink Group 3-1 mission using a Falcon 9 rocket from the central Californian Vandenberg Space Force Base. Viewers can anticipate seeing the Falcon 9 first stage return to Earth on the droneship following liftoff. Naturally, I still adore you. It will be the private company's 55th straight landing, breaking the previous record!

Do you want to see the action? In the above video, you may see the official livestream. Alternately, visit SpaceX's YouTube channel directly. Approximately five minutes prior to liftoff, the livestream will start.

On July 7, 2022, just a few days earlier, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 9:11 a.m. EDT. You may watch in the tweet below or the video up above. The Falcon 9 used to launch the mission, Starlink Group 4-21, was also used. The launch was the 100th Falcon 9 flight with a flight-tested rocket as of liftoff. Wow!

Overall, SpaceX has three more launches scheduled for the month, increasing its total launch commitment to five. Read on to find out more about the July 2022 Starlink launches.

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Starlink Group 4-21: Thurs • Jul 7th, 2022 13:11 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral, FL, USA | SUCCESS

Starlink Group 3-1: Mon • Jul 11th, 2022 1:39 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA | GO FOR LAUNCH

Starlink Group 4-25: Thurs • Jul 14th, 2022 00 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral, FL, USA | DATE/TIME MAY CHANGE

Starlink Group 4-22: Sun • Jul 31st, 2022 00 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral, FL, USA | DATE/TIME MAY CHANGE

Starlink Group 3-2: Sun • Jul 31st, 2022 00 UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA | DATE/TIME MAY CHANGE

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Increasing numbers while facing criticism

Starlink satellites are SpaceX's network of internet connectivity satellites, love 'em or hate 'em. They provide high-speed internet connectivity all over the world, primarily in places where ground-based internet is unstable, prohibitively expensive, or both. The private corporation is renowned for launching batches back-to-back, multiple times a month, frequently lofting 60 satellites at once (Groups 4-22 and 3-2 are scheduled for the same day this month). 2,506 are now in orbit as of this writing, and eventually that number could reach 30,000.

The initial sight of the first few Starlink satellites sailing together in the night sky was considered exciting by the majority of people. But after that, other launches followed. Therefore, astronomers started to worry.

Starlinks are very visible. Astronomers claim that as a result, they are photobombing celestial photographs. In fact, they might obstruct the expert astronomical observations that gave rise to our current understanding of the universe. Additionally, despite SpaceX's efforts to address the problem, they continue to fall short of what astronomers deem acceptable.

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