SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 With 23 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit (photo: twitter @SpaceX)

JAKARTA SpaceX re-launched the Starlink satellite into orbit on Wednesday, November 22. This satellite was stripped from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 16.00 WIB.

At the launch this time, SpaceX flew 23 Starlink internet satellites. This number is different from the launch of the Starlink satellite on November 20. At that time, they only launched 22 satellites.

This satellite was launched with a SpaceX-developed Falcon 9 rocket. Nearly 9 minutes after launch, the first phase of Falcon 9 returned to Earth for vertical landing.

Quoting fromSpace, this booster on Falcon 9 has been used for the 15th time. Not only for Starlink launch, but this booster has been used for six other Starlink flights, including the launches of Crew-3 and Crew-4.

Last October, the number of Starlink in orbit had reached 4,600. Starlink is the constellation with the highest number of satellites in orbit to date. However, SpaceX is not satisfied with this number.

SpaceX plans to launch 42.000 objects to strengthen their broadband connectivity. Hopefully, this constellation of satellites can be in accordance with their mission, namely internet access to remote areas in various countries.

In addition to being busy with Starlink launches, SpaceX is also busy fixing Starship, a launch vehicle in the form of a combination of rockets and aircraft, which will be used on an astronaut moon landing mission or the Artemis program.

Starship launched on Saturday, November 18 after obtaining launch permission from the FAA. The launch did not go well as the first stage of Starship exploded in just minutes after takeoff.