December 23, 2024

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record 11th flight carrying 52 Starlink satellites

Related: SpaceXs Starlink satellite megaconstellation launches in photosImage 1 of 3A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its 11th mission, a record for a single booster, bring 52 Starlink web satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 18, 2021. On Tuesday (Dec. 21), SpaceX is scheduled to introduce another Falcon 9 rocket bring a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station for NASA from the agencys Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.More Starlink satellites in orbitSaturdays flight continues SpaceXs efforts to expand and update its blossoming Starlink web constellation. Related: SpaceXs most-flown Falcon 9 rocket is a sooty veteran after 10 landings and launches (photos) Falcon 9s record launch no. 11A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster stands atop the drone landing ship Of Course I Still Love You after flying its 11th objective, a brand-new record for SpaceX, on Dec. 18, 2021 in this rough video still.

Related: SpaceXs Starlink satellite megaconstellation launches in photosImage 1 of 3A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its 11th objective, a record for a single booster, bring 52 Starlink web satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 18, 2021. (Image credit: SpaceX) Image 2 of 3A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its 11th objective, a record for a single booster, bring 52 Starlink web satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 18, 2021. (Image credit: SpaceX) Image 3 of 3A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its 11th objective, a record for a single booster, carrying 52 Starlink web satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 18, 2021. On Tuesday (Dec. 21), SpaceX is arranged to introduce another Falcon 9 rocket bring a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station for NASA from the companys Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.More Starlink satellites in orbitSaturdays flight continues SpaceXs efforts to broaden and upgrade its blossoming Starlink web constellation. Related: SpaceXs most-flown Falcon 9 rocket is a sooty veteran after 10 landings and launches (images) Falcon 9s record launch no. 11A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster stands atop the drone landing ship Of Course I Still Love You after flying its 11th objective, a new record for SpaceX, on Dec. 18, 2021 in this rough video still.