Liftoff of Falcon 9!
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1062 becomes the first booster to launch 20 times, lofting the Starlink 6-49 mission from SLC-40.
Since its first mission in November 2020, this single first stage has launched eight astronauts and more than 500 satellites, totaling 261+ metric tons to orbit in under four years.
This booster’s previous missions include GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and now 13 @Starlink missions.
Staging 1-2.
Entry burn from @lonseidman cam in the Bahamas!
Falcon 9 lands on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – completing the first 20th launch and landing of a booster!
B1062 - the first Falcon booster to complete 20 missions!
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed.
Falcon 9 launches 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
Since its first mission in November 2020, this single first stage has launched eight astronauts and more than 500 satellites, totaling 261+ metric tons to orbit in under four years
This booster’s previous missions include GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and now 13 @Starlink missions
Add this to the list of things people told us were impossible. Suck it.
The first 20th launch and landing of a Falcon 9 booster is officially in the books! B1062 has graduated to 1062-21.Neat!@NASASpaceflight replay with bonus NSF Live: youtube.com/live/rAA_qlYFp…
20th launch and landing of this booster with Starlink 6-49.📸 by me for @SpaceflightNow
A few more of tonight’s Starlink 6-49.
Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex)@Alexphysics13That's 7 launches in 12 days. Three more launches on tap for next week
Attaining a new milestone of 20 launches with a single booster in <4 years represents a formidable accomplishment. However, ensuring this feat was achieved safely and reliably has posed a monumental challenge. This achievement not only speaks to the remarkable capabilities of the Falcon 9 but also highlights the extraordinary competence and constant vigilance of the Falcon team. Bravo!
Starlink stats pages updated at https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html : 6212 Starlinks launched, 5809 still in orbit, 5744 assessed working
Tyler Gray@TylerG1998Something something #SpaceX Steamroller… 😅Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 12 (Apr. 13 UTC):Earth 🌎 — 71/72USA 🇺🇸 — 44/44China 🇨🇳 — 15/15* (1 partial failure)Russia 🇷🇺 — 6/6Japan 🇯🇵 — 2/3Iran 🇮🇷 — 2/2India 🇮🇳 — 2/21/3Orbital launches by organization:🇺🇸 — 38 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA🇨🇳 — 11 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space🇷🇺 — 5 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev🇯🇵 — 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌🇮🇳 — 2 ISRO🇮🇷 — 1 IRGC, 1 ISA2/3Launches by spaceport:🇺🇸 — 19 CCSFS, 13 Vandy, 8 KSC, 1 Wallops🇨🇳 — 5 Xichang, 4 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore, 1 Taiyuan🇳🇿 — 3 Māhia🇷🇺 — 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 1 Plesetsk🇯🇵 — 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii🇮🇳 — 2 Satish Dhawan🇮🇷 — 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan3/3
Recent 25th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle
Booster that supported this mission
Quote from: Erin Ishimoticha tweetAdd this to the list of things people told us were impossible. Suck it.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/13/2024 05:38 amQuote from: Erin Ishimoticha tweetAdd this to the list of things people told us were impossible. Suck it.Wow. That's a harsh take on this spaceflight achievement, Erin (whoever you are).
I think it was intended as a rebuke to those who said that re-use would never work, not against SpaceX and those behind this booster's milestone achievement.
CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 23 satellites from the @Starlink Group 6-49 launch (2024-071) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Apr 13 at 0140 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2024/04/12/liv…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-071
