On Wednesday, August 28 at 3:48 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the 23rd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and now 16 Starlink missions.

Quelle: SpaceX

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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster catches fire, tips over in landing after Florida launch

Falcon 9 rocket launched more Starlink satellites from coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A SpaceX booster caught fire and tipped over early Wednesday while trying to land on a drone ship in the Atlantic.

A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 3:48 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

After the launch, the rocket’s first stage booster caught fire and tipped over while trying to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship.

“Teams are assessing the booster’s flight data and status. This was the booster’s 23rd launch,” SpaceX said on X.

SpaceX announced the overnight launch after delaying the crewed Polaris Dawn mission because of weather concerns for when the astronauts would need to return to Earth.

Quelle: ClickOrlando