Channel: SciNews
Category: Science & Technology
Tags: falcon 9 launchstarlink 4.14starlinkspacexb1060falcon 9falcon 9 landing
Description: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-42) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 21 April 2022, at 17:51 UTC (13:51 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported eleven missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A and eight Starlink missions. Credit: SpaceX Starlink 4.14