SpaceX successfully launches its Starlink 6-56 mission – News 13 Orlando

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SpaceX successfully launched its Starlink 6-56 mission Wednesday afternoon.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A, carryingmore than 20 Starlink satellites,stated SpaceX.SpaceX owns the Starlink company.

The window was originally set to open at 11 a.m. ET and was pushed back to 1:34 p.m. ET and then to 2:10 p.m. ET. No reason was given for the delays.

The 45th Weather Squadron gave a90% chance of good liftoff conditions, with the only concerns being the cumulus cloud rule.

This might also be the first launch for SpaceX today. It plans on launching the Starlink 8-2 mission fromVandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday evening.

The Falcon 9's first-stage booster, B1083, for this mission is quite young. It only has two launches to its unique name.

After the stage separation, the first-stage rocket will land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitasthat will be in the Atlantic Ocean.

The23satellites will head to low-Earth orbit, where the rest of them are parked.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Dr. Jonathan McDowell documents Starlink satellites.

Before this launch,McDowell recorded the following:

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