Kolejne Starlinki 04.03. o 08:24:54 z KSC wystartowała RN Falcon-9R. Wyniosłą ona w T+44' na orbitę o parametrach: hp=190 km,
ha=380 km, i=53,00° 60 satelitów Starlink (misja Starlink 18/v1.0 L17). Pierwszy stopień RN (B1049.8 ) w T+8' 45"
wylądował na barce ASDS OCISLY na Atlantyku.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n210301.htm#01SpaceX Starlink 20 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 March 20216168 wyświetleń•4 mar 2021
Here are some statistics on tonight's launch:109th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
117th launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
8th launch of Falcon 9 booster B1049
96th Falcon 9 launch from Florida's Space Coast
31st SpaceX launch from pad 39A
125th launch overall from pad 39A
20th launch dedicated to SpaceX's Starlink network
6th Falcon 9 launch of 2021
6th launch by SpaceX in 2021
6th orbital launch based out of Cape Canaveral in 2021
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/03/04/falcon-9-starlink-v10-l17-mission-status-center-3/SpaceX sticks 75th Falcon rocket landing after launching 60 more Starlink satellitesMarch 4, 2021 Stephen Clark
A Falcon 9 rocket disappears in a blanket of clouds shortly after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Thursday. Credit: SpaceX(...) The 60 Starlink satellites, each weighing about a quarter-ton, will unfurl their solar panels and switch on ion krypton thrusters to begin raising their altitude to 341 miles (550 kilometers) in the coming weeks. At that altitude, the satellites will join more than 1,000 active Starlink satellites flying in orbits inclined 53 degrees to the equator, taking them above nearly all of the world’s populated regions.
SpaceX has launched 1,205 Starlink satellites to date with the 60 fresh relay stations delivered to orbit Thursday. But 63 of the Starlinks have been intentionally deorbited or re-entered the atmosphere after failing, and another 20 are not maneuvering or appear to be in the process of deorbiting, according to a tally of Starlink satellites from Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer and respected tracker of spaceflight activity.
SpaceX is well on the way to finish deployment of its initial tranche of 1,584 Starlink stations — including spares — later this year. SpaceX won’t stop there, with plans to launch additional orbital “shells” of Starlink satellites into polar orbit to enable global coverage, with a first-generation fleet totaling some 4,400 spacecraft. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/03/04/spacex-sticks-75th-falcon-rocket-landing-after-launching-60-more-starlink-satellites/SpaceX Launches Starlink-17, Lands Now 8x-Flown RocketBy Ben Evans, on March 4th, 2021
(...) Due to technical, weather, and droneship-related delays, Starlink v1.0 L17 found itself launching after the L18 and L19 missions. This was the first time that a Starlink mission was launched “out-of-order,” but it was far from a first for spaceflight in general; the Space Shuttle program was frequently filled with seemingly confusing mission numbers. (...)
https://www.americaspace.com/2021/03/04/spacex-launches-starlink-17-lands-now-8x-flown-rocket/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/03/spacex-launch-delayed-starlink/AA
https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=3641.msg159860#msg159860https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/starlink-v1-0.htm