SpaceX Falcon 9 | Starlink Launch | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Falcon 9 | Starlink Launch | NASA's Kennedy Space Center

On Tuesday, January 18 at 9:02 p.m. EST, Falcon 9 launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This was the tenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which has launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and now seven Starlink missions.

Starlink is a satellite Internet constellation operated by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access coverage to most of the Earth. The constellation has grown to over 1,700 satellites through 2021, and will eventually consist of many thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), which communicate with designated ground transceivers. While the technical possibility of satellite Internet service covers most of the global population, actual service can be delivered only in countries that have licensed SpaceX to provide service within a specific national jurisdiction. As of January 2022, the beta Internet service offering is available in 25 countries. (Source: Wikipedia)

Learn more about Starlink:

https://www.starlink.com

Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.  (SpaceX)

Image Date: January 18, 2022

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