SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch seen from Phoenix, Tucson night sky Monday. See it here
The company planned to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit Monday night. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch was spotted from Phoenix, Tucson, and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Monday evening. The company had planned to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit. The launch was live via SpaceX's account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Falcon 9 successfully landed on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean, marking the 10th launch and landing for this booster. The Falcon 9's upper stage was expected to continue hauling the 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. After two days of delays, the Falcon 9 was finally able to launch Friday to deploy Starlink satellite into orbit.
ที่ตีพิมพ์ : 2 เดือนที่แล้ว โดย L. M. Boyd, Arizona Republic ใน Tech Science
If you noticed a beaming string of light in the Arizona sky on Monday evening, you caught a glimpse of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.
SpaceX planned to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit Monday night. Star gazers in both the Phoenix and Tucson areas reported seeing the rocket on X, formerly known as Twitter.
X users were able to watch the action live via SpaceX's account on X.
Falcon 9 successfully landed vertically on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You," which was stationed in the Pacific Ocean, less than 10 minutes after the launch. It was the 10th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description.
The Falcon 9's upper stage was expected to continue hauling the 22 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The satellites were expected to be deployed there about an hour after liftoff.
SpaceX rocket also carried satellites into orbit in Friday's launch
After two days of delays, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was finally able to launch Friday to deploy Starlink satellites into orbit.
The launch took place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, located about 100 miles from the Mets’ spring training facility in Florida.
Falcon 9, a reusable, two-stage rocket, has become integral to a variety of SpaceX. In February, the rocket helped launch an uncrewed lunar lander into orbit that eventually become the first privately-built craft to ever make it to the moon.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch spotted from Arizona on Monday
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