September 2023

SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites for its Internet service constellation from pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Once its lifting duties were complete for the evening, Booster B1076 landed on SpaceX’s droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas on the Atlantic Ocean. This was 1076’s seventh flight; previously, it supported CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat 40e, as well as three Starlink missions. This mission was the eleventh consecutive night launch on the Eastern Range.

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SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites for its Internet service constellation from pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Once its lifting duties were complete for the evening, Booster B1076 landed on SpaceX’s droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas on the Atlantic Ocean. This was 1076’s seventh flight; previously it supported CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat 40e, as well as three Starlink missions.

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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 3, 2023. This mission carried another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit and it was a record-breaking 62nd orbital launch of the year for SpaceX. There have been 46 launches from Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center this year, with all but two coming from SpaceX.

A long exposure of the SpaceX Starlink 6-14 launch resulted in a “launch streak” showing the trajectory of the rocket. The curve is an optical illusion — the rocket was constantly ascending, but the curve of the Earth shows it getting lower.
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