Starlink 4 (Falcon 9) 17 February 2020 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the fifth group of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on 17 February 2020 at 10:05 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Falcon 9’s first stage 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. Following stage separation, the Falcon 9 first stage attempted a landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean but came down in the water instead. This mission placed 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit as part of a global broadband satellite internet system. |
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VENTING GASEOUS OXYGEN DURING FUELING |
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LAUNCH |
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What looks like smudges on the images below are actually flocks of birds. |
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The dark blurry objects are birds. |
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Moments after this the rocket vanished into the clouds. |
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SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 40 SURROUNDED BY EXHAUST CLOUDS |
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