SpaceX launches Starlink and BlackSky satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 5, 2021, 11:50 AM ET (1650 GMT)
SpaceX launched four dozen Starlink satellites and two BlackSky satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 6:12 pm EST (2312 GMT). The rocket deployed the two BlackSky imaging satellites about an hour after liftoff and the 48 Starlink satellites a half-hour later. The rocket's booster, on its ninth flight, landed on a droneship in the Atlantic. The launch was its 27th flight of the year, a new record for the company with a few more launches still scheduled for the rest of the year.
SpaceX launched four dozen Starlink satellites and two BlackSky satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 6:12 pm EST (2312 GMT). The rocket deployed the two BlackSky imaging satellites about an hour after liftoff and the 48 Starlink satellites a half-hour later. The rocket's booster, on its ninth flight, landed on a droneship in the Atlantic. The launch was its 27th flight of the year, a new record for the company with a few more launches still scheduled for the rest of the year.
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