SpaceX sends up first Florida Starlink mission of the year – News 13 Orlando

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE SpaceX launched more than 20 Starlink v2-mini satellites on Sunday evening, making it the first Starlink mission of the year to be sent from the Sunshine State.

The companys Falcon 9 rocket left Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. ET,stated SpaceX.

It was originally set to launch at 4 p.m. ET, but the company did not state why it was pushed back.

If Sunday nights launch was scrubbed, the next attempt would have been Monday, Jan. 8, at 4:01 p.m. ET.

The Starlink 6-35 mission is the second launch from the Sunshine State of 2024, with the first one beingSpaceXs Ovzon 3 mission.

For Sundays mission,the 45th Weather Squadron on Saturdaygave an 80% chance of good launch conditions, with the only concern being the thick cloud layers rule.

Go here to learn aboutNASAs launch weather criteria for the Falcon 9 rocket.

Before this launch, SpaceXs first-stage booster B1067 for the Starlink 6-35 mission has an impressive 15 successful missions under its ample 12-foot-wide belt, if it wears one:

After the first-stage separation, the Falcon 9s booster landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship that will be out in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Starlink 6-35 mission is expected to send up 23 satellites to low-Earth orbit, where they joined thousands of its mechanical siblings as they provide internet service to many parts of the globe.

Starlink is owned and operated by SpaceX.

Before the launch, astronomer Dr. Jonathan McDowell of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics recorded thecurrent information on the Starlink satellites:

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