SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink Internet satellites from Space Coast in Florida on Saturday (February 8th).
The Falcon 9 rocket, powered by 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct cell-capable 13, will be held between the nearly four-hour windows that open at 1:23pm (1823 GMT) on Saturday, Cape Canaveral It is planned to be lifted from Space Force Station. ).
SpaceX will live stream the action through your X account about five minutes before its release.
The first stage of Falcon 9 will return to Earth about 8 minutes after lift-off, if everything goes according to the plan. It lands in the Atlantic Ocean due to the “Gravitas shortage” drone ship.
According to the SpaceX mission description, this will be the 17th launch and landing of this particular booster. Of the 16 flights so far, 12 have been StarLink missions.
Meanwhile, the Falcon 9 Upper Stage carries 21 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit and unfolds there about 65 minutes after lift-off.
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SpaceX has now launched 16 Falcon 9 missions in 2025.
The company also has another launch under its belt. It was a test flight of the spacecraft Megarocke on January 16th, and this was a partial success. Starship’s extremely heavy first stage returned to the launch tower for a “chopstick” catch, as planned, but apparently due to a propellant leak, the top stage of the vehicle exploded about 8.5 minutes after launch I did.
