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SpaceX kicked off the weekend with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites Saturday afternoon.
The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-9, was the 10th dedicated Starlink mission of the year and the 11th with Starlink satellites on board.
Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).
Among the 21 Starlink satellites onboard the Starlink 12-9 mission were 13 that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Prior to Saturday, SpaceX launched 466 of these DTC Starlink satellites and began rolling out some beta testing in the United States.
SpaceX used the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number 1078, for Saturday’s flight. This was its 17th launch after supporting missions like USSF-124, Crew-6 and 12 previous batches of Starlink satellites.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1078 landed on the SpaceX droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas. The touchdown marked the 97th booster landing for ASOG and the 406th landing for SpaceX to date.
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SpaceX kicked off the weekend with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with its latest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites Saturday afternoon.
The mission, dubbed Starlink 12-9, was the 10th dedicated Starlink mission of the year and the 11th with Starlink satellites on board.
Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 2:18 p.m. EST (1918 UTC).
Among the 21 Starlink satellites onboard the Starlink 12-9 mission were 13 that have Direct to Cell capabilities. Prior to Saturday, SpaceX launched 466 of these DTC Starlink satellites and began rolling out some beta testing in the United States.
SpaceX used the Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number 1078, for Saturday’s flight. This was its 17th launch after supporting missions like USSF-124, Crew-6 and 12 previous batches of Starlink satellites.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1078 landed on the SpaceX droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas. The touchdown marked the 97th booster landing for ASOG and the 406th landing for SpaceX to date.
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