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Starlink Mission
Streamed live May 23, 2019
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SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 23 for the launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. SpaceX’s Starlink is a next-generation satellite network capable of connecting the globe, especially reaching those who are not yet connected, with reliable and affordable broadband internet services.
The launch window opens at 10:30 p.m. EDT on May 23, or 2:30 UTC on May 24, and closes at 12:00 a.m. on May 24, or 4:00 UTC. A backup launch window opens on Friday, May 24 at 10:30 p.m. EDT, or 2:30 UTC on May 25, and closes at 12:00 a.m. on May 25, or 4:00 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously supported the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018 and the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately one hour and two minutes after liftoff, the Starlink satellites will begin deployment at an altitude of 440km. They will then use onboard propulsion to reach an operational altitude of 550km.
https://youtu.be/N-tC7njLArs
Blastoff! SpaceX launches 60 Internet-beaming Satellites
Published on May 23, 2019
Falcon 9 Block 5, launch vehicle, SpaceX, Hawthorne, California, USAQuote:
The first 60 satellites of SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation were launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket on May 23, 2019.
Article "SpaceX Launching 60 'Starlink' Internet Satellites Tonight: Watch Live"
by Mike Wall
May 23, 2019
Article "SpaceX just launched a Falcon 9 loaded with Starlink internet satellites"
These are the first of thousands.
by Richard Lawler
May 23, 2019
https://youtu.be/NU95s5wfT6w
SpaceX’s first Starlink mission
Published on May 23, 2019
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 24 may 2019, at 02:30 UTC (23 May, at 22:30 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block 5 B1049) landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously supported the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018 and the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019.
https://youtu.be/KujiMxKomZ0
First 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites deployed
Published on May 24, 2019
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SpaceX deployed the first 60 Starlink satellites on May 24, 2019. -- Just the Beginning for Starlink Megaconstellation
https://youtu.be/ytUygPqjXEc
SpaceX Starlink satellites spotted over Netherlands
Published on May 24, 2019
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Less than 24 hours after SpaceX's launch of the first 60 Starlink satellites, amateur astronomer Dr. Marco Langbroek (sattrackcam.blogspot.com) captured them streaking over the Netherlands.
https://youtu.be/j16RxoZ_A44
Are SpaceX satellites ruining the night sky?
Published on May 31, 2019
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Some astronomers are worried that SpaceX's fleet of Starlink satellites is going to blight the night sky.
Article "SpaceX's Starlink Constellation Could Swell by 30,000 More Satellites"
The constellation could conceivably consist of 42,000 spacecraft.
by Mike Wall
October 17, 2019