As SpaceX continues to expand its Starlink broadband internet service, the company has launched another Falcon 9 rocket to low Earth orbit to send 53 more satellites.
The recent rocket launch left skywatchers in awe as Falcon 9 left on its trail a streak of light in the night sky. Elon Musk has shared a photo of the Falcon 9 rocket launch to his 110 million followers as it went up to space as seen from LA, California.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises ahead of the rocket's vapor trail after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 53 Starlink satellites as seen on October 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
'Chief Twit' Shares Photos and Videos of Falcon 9 Rocket Launch
Musk's first tweet as he becomes the "Chief Twit" of the social media company is of photos and videos from the Falcon 9 rocket launch and landing. It created a spectacular light show that looked like a comet passing by with its chemtrail in the night sky.
Falcon rockets to orbit as seen from LA pic.twitter.com/r8L2SbLC3p
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
The launch took place at 7:14 pm MDT on October 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barabara, California, carrying 53 Starlink internet satellites and taking more eastern path than previous launches, St. George News reported.
Due to this, skywatchers in Southern Utah and Arizona were treated with a view of the rocket's tail that is only usually seen from Southern California and Florida.
As reported by Digital Trends, the first-stage booster made a perfect landing on the drone ship called Of Course I Still Love You, which is stationed in the Pacific Ocean, a few minutes later. The first-stage booster was previously used to launch the DART asteroid mission, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, and other Starlink missions.
The reusability of the first-stage booster has significantly reduced the cost of an important aspect of the space industry, paving the way for more rocket launches at a lower cost.
To date, SpaceX has over 3,000 Starlink internet satellites in low Earth orbit and more will be heading soon. The company has been steadily expanding its coverage to serve its more than 400,000 customers in 36 countries.
Falcon Heavy Rocket Breathed Fire Ahead of Its Test Flight Next Week
SpaceX announced via Twitter that Falcon Heavy rocket aced its "static fire" test on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space.com reported that the test fire at 9:40 am GMT on November 27.
Static fires are the test when the rocket's first-stage engines are ignited for a while as the spacecraft remains anchored on the ground. It is a common practice to complete a milestone that keeps the Falcon Heavy rocket on track for its USSF-44 mission for the US Space Force on November 1.
The Tuesday target is a slight delay from the original schedule as the company was looking forward to launching the rocket "no later than" October 31. The mission is the fourth overall launch of the rocket since its first time on June 2019. For the USSF-4 mission, the rocket will be carrying two satellites for the Space Force, although no information was revealed yet for their purposes.
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