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SpaceX Starlink 43 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 April 2022

Apr 30, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-42) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 29 April 2022, at 21:27 UTC (17:27 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1062) previously supported five missions: GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04), GPS III SV05, Inspiration4, Axiom-1 (Ax-1) and one Starlink mission.

 

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Starlink mission

May 6, 2022

On Friday, May 6 at 5:42 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the 12th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and now seven Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 44 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 6 May 2022

May 6, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-44) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 6 May 2022, at 09:42 UTC (05:42 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1058) previously supported eleven missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and six Starlink missions.

 

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Article "SpaceX: Starlink broadband is now available in these 32 countries"
Starlink is now available in 32 countries, with coverage across the US, Europe, and Australia.

by Liam Tung
May 13, 2022

 

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Starlink mission

May 14, 2022

SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 3:07 p.m. PT, 22:07 UTC.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage will return to Earth and land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 45 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2022

May 14, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-45) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 13 May 2022, at 22:07 UTC (15:07 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported four missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and two Starlink mission.

 

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Starlink mission

May 14, 2022

On Saturday, May 14 at 4:40 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 46 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 2022

May 14, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-46) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 14 May 2022, at 20:40 UTC (16:40 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the first mission (launch and landing) for this Falcon 9 first stage (B1073).

 

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Starlink mission

May 18, 2022

On Wednesday, May 18 at 6:59 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, and now two Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 47 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 18 May 2022

May 18, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-47) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 18 May 2022, at 10:59 UTC (06:59 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1052) previously supported two Falcon Heavy missions, Arabsat-6A and STP-2, and launched CSG-2 and one Starlink mission.

 

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Go up SpaceX's Starship-catching robotic launch tower with Elon Musk!

May 26, 2022

Today we’re going up SpaceX's Orbital Launch Tower with the ultimate tour guide, Elon Musk. He’s going to walk us around the bottom, explain how they plan to catch the booster with the chopsticks and then we'll go up the elevator stopping at the quick disconnect and on the upper deck!

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Tour Begins
02:00 - How to catch Starship
10:45 - Starlink 2 details
12:40 - Elevator up the tower
14:15 - Quick Disconnect Arm
17:20 - Top of tower
20:20 - The importance of making humans multi-planetary
26:00 - Growing the economy
30:20 - Orbital Propellant Farm
32:00 - Outro

 

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Article "Elon Musk Reveals Details of Next-Generation Starlink Satellites"
The generation-2 satellites are meant to be more powerful than their earlier counterparts.

by Passant Rabie
June 1, 2022

 

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Article "Elon Musk says an IPO of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet business is still 3 or 4 years away"

by Michael Sheetz
June 7, 2022

 

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Starlink mission

Jun 17, 2022

On Friday, June 17 at 12:09 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the 13th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and now 10 Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 48 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 June 2022

Jun 17, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-48) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 17 June 2022, at 16:09 UTC (12:09 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported twelve missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A and nine Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX
Starlink 4.19

 

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Starlink mission

Jul 7, 2022

On Thursday, July 7 at 9:11 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 13th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and now eight Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 49 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 July 2022

Jul 7, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-49) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 7 July 2022, at 13:11 UTC (09:11 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1058) previously supported twelve missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and seven Starlink missions.

 

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Starlink mission

Jul 11, 2022

On Sunday, July 10 at 10:39 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

This Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and three Starlink missions.

 

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SpaceX Starlink 50 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 July 2022

Jul 11, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 46 Starlink satellites (Starlink-50) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 11 July 2022, at 01:39 UTC (10 July, at 18:39 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported five missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and three Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX
Starlink 3-1

 

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Starlink mission

Jul 17, 2022

On Sunday, July 17 at 10:20 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 13th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and now 10 Starlink missions.