SpaceX on Tuesday afternoon launched 21 Starlink V2 mini satellites in the Earth’s orbit from Cape Canvart Space Force Station. The batch included 13 that offer directly to cell capabilities.
The lift of Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) took place at 1:53 pm at EST (1853 UTC).
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On Monday, the 45th Weather Squadron at the Patrick Space Force Base estimated the possibility of 95 percent of favorable weather during primary and backup launch occasions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
With the high temperature reaching 80 degrees mark by Tuesday, sea air circulation can contribute to the formation of low-mounting rains in the afternoon, “the launch by the launch weather authorities. “Therefore, we have added isolated rains to the forecast and now the cumylas cloud rules are tracked as distant concern for the primary launch window.”
SpaceX used Falcon 9 First Stage Booster, Tail Number B1077 on Tuesday’s flight. It was its 18th launch and landing attempt after launching missions like Crew -5, CRS -28, NG -20 and GPS3SV06.
Eight minutes after the liftoff, the B1077 landed on the droneship, ‘Read the bus instructions,’ marking the 109th booster landing for JRTI and the 408th booster landing to date.
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During a commercial aired for the first time during the Super Bowle on Sunday, T-Mobile and SpaceX advertised the beta test of their direct cell service in the United States. The advertisement states that no cell carrier can sign up to try service, even if they do not have T-Mobile as their primary carrier.
To date, SpaceX launched more than 450 starlink satellites that facilitates DTC functionality.
Meanwhile, the company announced to add Bhutan as the newest country, where Starlink service is now available. According to SpaceX, it becomes the 121st “country, region or other market” where Starlinks are accessible internet.
