Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) set a new record on September 26. Launched the heaviest payload Falcon 9 rocket in history. Currently, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is the only medium-lift rocket capable of landing and reusable. Starlink has become a real workforce for the company for various missions such as satellite launches, astronaut launches, cargo missions to the International Space Station and launches for other companies.
The first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle has been used eight times before. The new launch took place from Launch Complex 40 at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket lifted 56 Starlink satellites with a total weight of 17.4 tons into low Earth orbit.
The first stage broke away about 2 minutes and 30 seconds after takeoff and began a controlled descent to Earth, making an error-free landing on a platform off the Florida coast eight minutes and 40 seconds after takeoff.
Shortly after the departure of the first stage, two halves of the fairing broke off from the nose sill of the upper stage and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX said in a webcast that it plans to salvage the skin for future reuse. About 55 minutes after launch, SpaceX confirmed that the satellites had been successfully launched into orbit. In this way, SpaceX has already launched about 3,800 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Source: Port Altele
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