SpaceX launched over 20 additional Starlink satellites into orbit (video)
SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites into orbit (Photo: GettyImages)
SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Saturday, November 18, according to SpaceX.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Florida at 07:00 Kyiv time. The rocket released 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit about 65.5 minutes after taking off.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/BTiYdsdhnc
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 18, 2023
The launch vehicle's first stage returned to Earth, landing vertically 8.5 minutes after liftoff. As per the mission description, this marked the 11th launch and landing of this specific rocket's first stage.
This was the initial of two scheduled Starlink missions this weekend, and on Sunday, November 19, SpaceX intends to deploy 22 broadband satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Center.
SpaceX Starlink missions
Starlink, an innovative satellite Internet platform, launched in 2015, with the prototypes orbited in 2018. The system enables high-speed Internet access worldwide.
On September 24, SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, launched an additional 22 Starlink mini-satellites into orbit.
