Elon Musk’s SpaceX has added 52 more satellites to its growing Starlink network with two successful launches on Sunday, July 25. The launches took place just hours apart from two locations in the United States — one in Florida and the other in California.
These satellites are part of Starlink’s 10 26 mission and join over 8000 Starlink satellites already orbiting Earth. The dual launch follows a recent global outage of Starlink’s internet service that lasted more than two hours due to a software issue.
The Falcon 9 rocket used in this mission featured a first stage booster that had already completed 17 Starlink satellite launches. This launch marked its 22nd flight. Around eight minutes after liftoff, the booster successfully landed on the droneship named “A Shortfall of Gravitas” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the 119th booster recovered by that particular vessel and the 480th booster landing overall for SpaceX.
The weather also worked in SpaceX’s favor, with a 95 percent chance of favorable conditions predicted by the 45th Weather Squadron, helping ensure both launches went ahead without delays.
SpaceX first began beta testing Starlink in 2020, and the satellite based internet service has since expanded to over 115 countries across the globe.
Looking ahead, SpaceX is now preparing for NASA’s Crew 11 mission, which is scheduled for liftoff at 9:39 PM IST on July 31. The mission will transport astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui, and Oleg Platonov to the International Space Station for a science based mission.
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