SpaceX has successfully launched next 53 Starlink satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral
Saturday, November 13, 2021 | Chimniii Desk
Key Highlights
- The launch was scheduled for Friday, but SpaceX said in a tweet that it will be postponed due to inclement weather.
- At 7:19 a.m., a Falcon 9 took off.
- It is launching 53 high-speed, broadband internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida's Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40).Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-11, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and four Starlink missions were previously launched from the rocket supporting this mission.
- Following stage separation, SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9's first stage on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Saturday's launch was the fifteenth Starlink mission of the year and SpaceX's twenty-third mission of the year in 2021.
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CAPE FLORIDA - CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Saturday morning, SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites into space.
The launch was scheduled for Friday, but SpaceX said in a tweet that it will be postponed due to inclement weather.
At 7:19 a.m., a Falcon 9 took off. It is launching 53 high-speed, broadband internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida's Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40).
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Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-11, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and four Starlink missions were previously launched from the rocket supporting this mission.
Following stage separation, SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9's first stage on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Saturday's launch was the fifteenth Starlink mission of the year and SpaceX's twenty-third mission of the year in 2021.
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