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 by Sheri Walsh Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2023
SpaceX is counting down to launch another group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit Tuesday night following a weather delay in California. SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket topped with 51 of its Internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:02 p.m. EST. The launch, which had been scheduled for Monday night, was rescheduled due to bad weather. If all goes according to plan, Tuesday's launch will be SpaceX's second in two days. A Falcon 9 launched 40 OneWeb Internet satellites Monday night from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Last week, SpaceX launched its first rocket of 2023 with 114 satellites to provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scrutiny. After Tuesday's launch, the Falcon 9's first stage is expected to return to Earth in less than 9 minutes and will touch down on the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. The 51 new satellites will be deployed in low-Earth orbit about 29 minutes after liftoff, according to a SpaceX mission description. Tuesday's planned launch will boost the total number of Starlink satellites, in SpaceX's Internet communication satellite constellation, to 3,717. Last month, the aerospace manufacturing company owned by billionaire Elon Musk received federal approval to launch 7,500 satellites to expand SpaceX's Starlink Internet services around the world.
SpaceX Dragon capsule to return to Earth on Wednesday Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2023 The SpaceX Drago cargo spacecraft is expected to splash down on Wednesday off the Florida coast after successfully leaving the International Space Station on Monday. The capsule arrived about a month ago to deliver about two tons of scientific investigations and supplies to the space station. NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada completed two spacewalks in December to install the new solar array wings to boost the ISS's electrical production capability for the next decade. ... read more
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