Sunday, January 12, 2020

1st Launch of 2020 Streaks to Orbit with 3rd Set of SpaceX Starlink Satellites, Booster Lands: Photos


SpaceX Falcon 9 streaks to orbit from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL on 3rd Starlink mission after launch Jan. 6, 2020 at 9:19 p.m. EST.  The 1st stage booster is only the second one to launch 4 times. ULA Delta IV rocket stands inside launch tower at right at Complex 37. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 
6 January  2020
Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – The first launch of 2020 streaked to orbit Monday evening Jan 6 kicking off what is expected to be a busy year at the Florida Space Coast with a breathtaking nighttime launch by SpaceX of the 3rd batch of their Starlink broadband internet satellites on a used Falcon 9 thereby enlarging the constellation to some 180 – under outstanding weather conditions. 


 Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
 https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/01/1st-launch-of-2020-streaks-to-orbit-with-3rd-set-of-spacex-starlink-satellites-booster-lands/
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