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Starlink 6-59 (Falcon 9) 17 May 2024 |
Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:32 p.m. on 17 May 2024. After stage separation, Falcon 9's booster landed on the A Shortfall Of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and now 14 Starlink missions. |
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LONG DISTANCE VIEWS OF THE LAUNCH |
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Booster separation. |
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Fairing separation. |
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Cold-jets firing on fairings to line them up for parachute landing in ocean while second stage continues to orbit. |
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Cold-jets firing on booster as it maneuvers for the droneship landing. |
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Second stage continuing to orbit. |
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