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SpaceX Starlink launch & Falcon 9 first stage failed landing, 17 February 2020

Feb 17, 2020

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the fifth batch of 60 Starlink satellites (Starlink-4) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 17 February 2020, at 15:05 (10:05 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block 5 B1056) failed to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously launched the CRS-17 mission in May 2019, the CRS-18 mission in July 2019, and the JCSAT-18/Kacific1 mission in December 2019.

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Starlink mission

Streamed live on Mar 18, 2020

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, March 18 at 8:16 a.m. EDT, or 12:16 UTC, for its sixth launch of Starlink satellites. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a backup opportunity on Thursday, March 19 at 7:56 a.m. EDT, or 11:56 UTC.

Falcon 9’s first stage supported the Iridium-7 NEXT mission in July 2018, the SAOCOM 1A mission in October 2018, the Nusantara Satu mission in February 2019, and the second launch of Starlink in November 2019. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported the first launch of Starlink in May 2019. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessels, “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief,” will attempt to recover the two fairing halves.

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SpaceX Starlink satellites seen by Space Station

Apr 21, 2020

On April 13, 2020, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured imagery of a train of SpaceX Starlink satellites orbiting Earth.

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Starlink mission

Apr 22, 2020

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, or 19:30 p.m. UTC, for its seventh launch of Starlink satellites. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available on Thursday, April 23 at 3:15 p.m. EDT, or 19:15 UTC.

Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported Crew Dragon’s first flight to the International Space Station, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and the fourth Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported the AMOS-17 mission.

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SpaceX Starlink 7 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 April 2020

Apr 22, 2020

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another 60 Starlink satellites (Starlink-7) from Launch Complex (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 22 April 2020, at 19:30 UTC (15:30 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (Block B1051) 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 Crew Dragon’s first flight to the International Space Station, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and the fourth Starlink mission. Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported the AMOS-17 mission.
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Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink 7 mission, another 60 satellites

Jun 3, 2020

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 3, 2020. The launch brings the number of satellites in orbit for the megaconstellation to 482.

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Watch SpaceX deploy Starlink satellites into space

Jun 3, 2020

See SpaceX release the Starlink satellite payload into space.

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Starlink mission

Jun 3, 2020

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday June 3 at 9:25 p.m. EDT, 1:25 UTC on June 4, for its eighth launch of Starlink satellites. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A backup opportunity is available on Thursday, June 4 at 9:03 p.m. EDT, 1:03 UTC on June 5.

Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and two separate Starlink missions in May 2019 and in January 2020. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Starlink satellites will deploy in an elliptical orbit approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Prior to orbit raise, SpaceX engineers will conduct data reviews to ensure all Starlink satellites are operating as intended. Once the checkouts are complete, the satellites will then use their onboard ion thrusters to move into their intended orbits and operational altitude of 550 km.

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Article "Elon Musk says the biggest challenge of SpaceX's Starlink internet project is not satellites, but rather 'UFO on a stick' devices users will need to get online"

by Dave Mosher
June 5, 2020

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Article "SpaceX: We've launched 32,000 Linux computers into space for Starlink internet"
SpaceX engineers also reveal machine learning is not used on the Dragon and Falcon spacecraft.

by Liam Tung
June 8, 2020