SpaceX efficiently launched a European Union navigation satellite tv for pc constellation this morning from the Cape Canaveral Area Drive Station in Florida.
At 6:50 p.m. EDT final evening, SpaceX lifted off the Galileo L-13 mission from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster with tail quantity B1067 supported the mission.
It was the twenty second flight for this specific Falcon 9 booster, which has been used for 12 Starlink missions and two cargo missions to the Worldwide Area Station.
The Galileo missions are managed and operated by the European Union Company for the Area Programme (EUSPA). They’re used for what the EUSPA calls “the world’s most correct positioning system.”
EUSPA Govt Director Rodrigo da Costa mentioned (by way of Spaceflight Now):
“With the European Fee, EUSPA, and ESA collaborating carefully, Galileo goes past simply satellites; it stands as proof of our united dedication to innovation, safety, and progress. Every addition not solely improves availability and navigation robustness for over 4 billion customers but in addition reinforce new market alternatives for European companies, SMEs, and entrepreneurs.”
Deployment of the Galileo L13 was confirmed by SpaceX at 10:26 p.m. EDT final evening, round three-and-a-half hours after liftoff.
Deployment of Galileo L13 confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 18, 2024
The primary stage of the Falcon 9 landed on the ‘Simply Learn the Directions’ droneship simply after 7 p.m.
Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the Simply Learn the Directions droneship pic.twitter.com/YhH3fP7svM
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 17, 2024
This was SpaceX’s ninetieth launch of the 12 months, and it gained’t be lengthy till that quantity will increase.
Tomorrow, SpaceX has the Starlink 9-17 launch scheduled for 7:12 a.m. PDT from the Vandenberg Area Drive Base in California. This may put one other batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
The primary stage booster of that specific Falcon 9 first stage is anticipated to land on the ‘Of Course I Nonetheless Love You’ droneship within the Pacific Ocean.
One week after that, SpaceX will launch one other Falcon 9 with a Dragon spacecraft to hold one other crew of 4 to the ISS. This launch is at the moment slated for September 26 at 2:05 p.m. EDT, however this all relies on the climate.
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