CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE SpaceX launched more than 20 Starlink v2-mini satellites on Sunday evening, making it the first Starlink mission of the year to be sent from the Sunshine State. <\/p>\n
The companys Falcon 9 rocket left Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. ET,stated SpaceX. <\/p>\n
It was originally set to launch at 4 p.m. ET, but the company did not state why it was pushed back. <\/p>\n
If Sunday nights launch was scrubbed, the next attempt would have been Monday, Jan. 8, at 4:01 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n
The Starlink 6-35 mission is the second launch from the Sunshine State of 2024, with the first one beingSpaceXs Ovzon 3 mission. <\/p>\n
For Sundays mission,the 45th Weather Squadron on Saturdaygave an 80% chance of good launch conditions, with the only concern being the thick cloud layers rule. <\/p>\n
Go here to learn aboutNASAs launch weather criteria for the Falcon 9 rocket. <\/p>\n
Before this launch, SpaceXs first-stage booster B1067 for the Starlink 6-35 mission has an impressive 15 successful missions under its ample 12-foot-wide belt, if it wears one: <\/p>\n
After the first-stage separation, the Falcon 9s booster landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship that will be out in the Atlantic Ocean. <\/p>\n
The Starlink 6-35 mission is expected to send up 23 satellites to low-Earth orbit, where they joined thousands of its mechanical siblings as they provide internet service to many parts of the globe. <\/p>\n
Starlink is owned and operated by SpaceX. <\/p>\n
Before the launch, astronomer Dr. Jonathan McDowell of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics recorded thecurrent information on the Starlink satellites: <\/p>\n
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