April 27, 2024

Watch SpaceX attempt a record 11th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink launch early Saturday

You can view the launch live in the window above and on the Space.com homepage, courtesy of SpaceX. You can also watch the launch straight by means of SpaceX and on YouTube.Related: SpaceXs Starlink satellite megaconstellation launches in photosA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Sept. 13, 2021. (Image credit: SpaceX/Flickr) Fridays flight is the 28th Falcon 9 mission for SpaceX so far in 2021, setting a new business record for the most number of rocket launches in a year. If all goes as planned, the business might launch a grand total of 30 Falcon 9 rockets this year, as there are two more launches on the calendar, which will blast off from Florida.Saturdays flight continues SpaceXs effort to introduce its newly upgraded Starlink internet satellites; the business just recently offered its satellites with the capability to interact with each other by means of laser links. The rocket slated to fly Saturday early morning is one of SpaceXs 2 oldest boosters and one of only 2 rockets to have 10 effective launches and landings under its belt.

You can likewise view the launch straight through SpaceX and on YouTube.Related: SpaceXs Starlink satellite megaconstellation launches in photosA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket raises off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Sept. 13, 2021. If all goes as planned, the business might launch a grand total of 30 Falcon 9 rockets this year, as there are 2 more launches on the calendar, which will blast off from Florida.Saturdays flight continues SpaceXs effort to introduce its freshly updated Starlink web satellites; the company just recently offered its satellites with the capability to interact with each other through laser links. The rocket slated to fly Saturday morning is one of SpaceXs two earliest boosters and one of just 2 rockets to have 10 effective launches and landings under its belt.