Space launched its new rocket Falcon 9, after a delay of five days due to weather. It is another step towards its completion of over sixty missions this year. Falcon 9 took off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Sunday night.
The launch
SpaceX started its 4-34 Starlink mission with this rocket of sixty meters. Nine Starlink-designed Merlin engines fueled by kerosene-powered Falcon 9. SpaceX launched Falcon 9 for the 42nd time in 2022, the 40th Falcon launch from the Space Coast of Florida this year.
After almost fifteen minutes of liftoff, Falcon 9 released fifty-four satellites at around seventeen thousand mph velocity. The confirmation of the separation of the satellites from the Falcon booster was made around fifteen minutes after liftoff.
The missions
Five missions to launch Falcon 9 rockets were scheduled to take place, among which this mission was the third. At an event in Paris, Tom Ochinero, SpaceX’s commercial sales vice president, said that the company aims to launch a hundred rockets in 2023.
About Falcon 9
Most of the launches of Falcon 9 this year were aimed to carry satellites for the internet network of Starlink. The next launch of Falcon 9, scheduled on September 19, will be delayed, naturally, due to the delay in launching the 4-34 mission.
SpaceX continues experimenting with Falcon 9’s engines and other things to perform better.
A test-fire of the Falcon 9 for this mission was held on September 11 at the Cape Canaveral launch pad. The booster also launched two missions with astronauts, along with a couple of resupply flights to the Space Station.
Starlink Satellites
With a 4-34 mission, SpaceX completed the launching of 3,347 satellites. The latest launch was aimed toward hauling Starlink satellites into their operational orbit. After reaching orbit, these satellites will send broadband signals, and the consumers purchasing Starlink service will receive the signals.
