SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites with three successful Falcon 9 launches in 36 hours
Last weekend, SpaceX successfully launched three Falcon 9 rockets within three hours.
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We wrote that SpaceX made its 200th launch since 2006. It took several hours to wait for the 201st launch. During the launch Falcon 9 rocket put into orbit 54 more satellites Starlink. The first stage successfully returned to Earth, landing on an unmanned pad Just Read the Instructions. This was her 15th flight.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/nOImtbIbpr
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 17, 2022
Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing the 15th launch and landing of this booster! pic.twitter.com/0AXCXTSPRb
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 17, 2022
At the same time, Elon Musk's company is preparing the Starship spacecraft for orbital flight. After several tests of the Booster 7 (a prototype Super Heavy rocket), a static firing test of a prototype spacecraft called Ship 24.
The company plans to do several test orbital flights of Starship in 2023 and 2024 so as not to cause problems for the Artemis lunar program. If all goes according to plan, Starship will land on the moon with astronauts in 2025 as part of the Artemis III mission.
Source: SpaceX
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