It will be the 16th launch of this next-generation Starlink satellite model which is larger and has four times the bandwidth of the previous versions. Separation of the 21 Starlinks will occur about one hour, five minutes after launch. Two burns of the second stage are required to place the satellites into the required circular orbit. The first stage booster, tailnumber B1077, is making its 10th mission. After separating from the second stage about two and a half minutes into flight, the first stage booster will head for a landing on the drone ship ‘Just Read the Instructions’, which will be stationed in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas about 390 miles (627 km) from the Cape. Seconds after clearing the launch pad, the Falcon 9 will pitch and roll on to a south-east trajectory, targeting an orbit inclined at 43 degrees to the equator. This 62nd launch of the year for SpaceX will carry 21 of the so-called V2 mini satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. “Aiming for 10 Falcon flights in a month by end of this year, then 12 per month next year,” SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. A total of 62 launches in a calendar year would be the highest number achieved by a single commercial launch company. It chalked up nine Falcon 9 launches in August. SpaceX has averaged an orbital rocket launch every four days so far this year. Liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, with 21 Starlink satellites aboard, is currently targeted for 9:56 p.m. The previous record was set in 2022 with 61 launches by the company. Image: Spaceflight Now.Ī Falcon 9 rocket is being readied Sunday for a record-breaking 62nd orbital launch of the year for SpaceX. SpaceX rolled out a Falcon 9 Sunday for a record-breaking 62nd launch of the year. There are also five backup opportunities on Monday, Sept. SpaceX has one additional backup time on Sept. This is 90 minutes before the planned splashdown time of the Crew-6 astronauts and cosmonaut aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavor. SpaceX is now targeting a T-0 liftoff time of 10:47 p.m. This was the 24th Starlink mission to launch from LC-39A and SpaceX’s 69th launch from that pad to date. The first stage booster supporting this mission, B1073, also completed its 10th launch and landing to date. In a post on his social media platform, X, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the company is “aiming for 10 Falcon flights in a month by end of this year, then 12 per month next year.” The mission broke its own orbital launch record that it set back in 2022 when it launched 61 orbital missions for the full year. EDT (0247 UTC), marking an historic 62nd orbital launch this calendar year. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 10:47 p.m.
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