At 13:09 Beijing time on July 28, 2024 (01:09 EDT on the 28th), at the SLC-40 station of the Space Force Base at Cape Canaveral, Florida, 10 groups of 4 batches (G10-4) of 23 small second-generation "Starlink" satellites were launched by the "Falcon 9" carrier rocket, and the satellites were sent into initial low earth orbit.
SpaceX's Starlink G10-4 mission is the 51st batch launch of the Starlink low-orbit communications satellite constellation in 2024, and the 181st batch launch in total and the 94th batch launch of the second-generation Starlink satellite (Starlink v2.0 mini). So far, the total number of "Starlink" satellites launched has reached 6,799, of which 1,139 will be launched in 2024.
This rocket uses a 14-flight first-stage module B1077.14, using down-of-the-line recovery (ASDS), and the first stage lands on an automatic recovery ship located in the Atlantic Ocean 8 minutes and 11 seconds after ignition launch, which is the 331st recovery landing (including return recovery) of the first-stage module of the SpaceX "Falcon" series rocket core. On the morning of May 24, Beijing time, the first-level module B1077.13 carried out the Starlink G6-63 launch mission, 69 days after the mission.
The launch is the 71st launch of the Falcon IX launch vehicle into orbit in 2024, the 38th launch of Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, the 84th launch of the United States and the 135th launch of the world.
Author: Mulan Xingzhou