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Starlink 4-6 (Falcon 9) 18 January 2022 |
Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center |
| A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center at 9:02 p.m. on 18 January 2022. Following stage separation, the Falcon 9’s first stage successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and six Starlink missions. Each of Falcon 9’s fairing halves previously supported one Starlink mission. |
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LAUNCH TIME EXPOSURE |
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| A time exposure of the launch as seen under the light of a Full Moon from South Beach in Vero Beach. The rocket traveled on a southerly trajectory taking it along the coast. | |
FIRST STAGE ENTRY BURN TIME EXPOSURE |
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| A time exposure shows the entry burn of the first stage as a streak just above the horizon as the booster maneuvers to a landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. | |
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