SpaceX Has Nearly 6,000 Starlink Satellites on Orbit Following Sunday’s Falcon 9 Launch Written 13 May 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral at 8:53 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 12. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube Framegrab
Spaceflght Now reports that the milestone comes as a result of the 34th dedicated Starlink launch of the year for SpaceX. “Liftoff of the Starlink 6-58 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 happened at 8:53 p.m. EDT (0053 UTC). This was SpaceX’s 34th dedicated Starlink launch of 2024,” which placed another 23 Starlink satellites into orbit, bringing the total number in orbit to 5,999.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
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