SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites

An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and designed to host several instruments for different customers. The source of the hole from a chickpea-sized object is uncertain, but the event underscores the growing risk to spacecraft in orbit around our planet.
SpaceX launches another 23 satellites into low-Earth orbit
SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday at 3:19 p.m. EST.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)
SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which had direct-to-cell capability — lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:14 a.m. EST (0514 GMT; 10:14 p.m. Nov. 8 local time).
SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Mission Finally Launches After Failed Attempts
The launch, originally scheduled for Sunday, finally took to the skies on Thursday, delivering a payload of Starlink satellites into orbit.
SpaceX launches new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California just after 10:00pm Pacific.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites into orbit from California
Of the 20 satellites, 13 have direct-to-cell capabilities. The Starlink constellation provides internet service to remote areas of the planet. Two other SpaceX launches are schedu
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