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SpaceX is busy with April Starlink launches

April 2, 2024

A Falcon 9 Block 5 previous launch, image SpaceX.

SpaceX had a busy March launch schedule from both West Coast and East Coast, and April will follow suit. The first launch of Starlinks was on April 1st from Vandenberg and on April 4th Starlink Group 6-47 launch is planned from the Cape from 11:14 PM – 3:45 AM PDT.

The next Starlink launch is scheduled for April 5th from 7:25 PM – 11:56 PM PDT from Vandenberg.

Falcon 9 will launch of a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system into Low Earth Orbit at a launch cost of $67 million.

Space Launch Complex 40 has seen the launch of 232 rockets, including 232 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been the site for 942 rocket launches.

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.


Filed Under: Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Comms, Constellation, Falcon 9, internet, Launch, LEO, smallsats, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Starlink, Vandenberg SFB

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