(Skip ahead to the 13 minute mark for the launch.)
SpaceX's 13th launch of Starlink satellites this year...bringing the total number of satellites so far for 2022 to 656. Due to a geomagnetic storm that occurred on February 4 (a day after the 3rd launch of the year), 38 of the 49 satellites from that mission failed and ultimately burned up in the earth's atmosphere. As of May 2022, the Starlink internet satellite constellation consists of over 2,200 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), which communicate with designated ground transceivers. Today was a new record for SpaceX in that they successfully launched 2 Starlink missions within 24 hours. Yesterday's launch happened from their west coast facility and was the 5th mission for that particular Falcon 9 booster. Today's group of satellites rode into space from Florida on a brand-new Falcon 9 and marked the 111th successful recovery of a first stage booster by SpaceX. Note: It takes about 6 weeks after launch for Starlink satellites to reach operational orbit. 93,102,62,0,B
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