Space.com reported the launch as follows. “SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Sunday evening (April 28).The Starlink spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:08 p.m. EDT (2208 GMT).
To plan, the Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth for a vertical landing about 8.5 minutes after launch. It touched down on the droneship Just Read the Instructions, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
It was the 13th launch and landing for the booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Half of the rocket’s previous 12 flights were Starlink missions.”
Please use the following spaceX.com link for a replay of the launch and description of the mission.
You can find out if Starlink is available at your home by registering at this website…
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