A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
"The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a vertical landing about 8.5 minutes after launch. It touched down on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast," according to Space.com.
Credit: SpaceX
"The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a vertical landing about 8.5 minutes after launch. It touched down on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast," according to Space.com.
Credit: SpaceX
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00:00 T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, engines full of power and lift off.
00:16 Go Falcon, go Starlink.
00:17 Vehicle is pitching downrange.
00:18 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
00:37 Power and telemetry nominal.
01:01 Vehicle is supersonic.
01:26 MVAC engine chill has started.
01:55 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
02:02 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
02:30 Main engine cutoff.
02:45 Stage separation confirmed.
02:52 MVAC ignition.
03:21 Fairing separation confirmed.
03:41 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
04:09 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
04:33 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
04:57 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
05:21 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
05:45 M1D, chamber pressures are nominal.
06:09 Stage 1 entry, we're in startup.
06:25 Stage 1 FTS is saved.
06:48 Stage 1 entry burn shutdown.
06:51 Stage 2 FTS is saved.
07:20 Stage 1 T-Sonic.
07:49 Stage 1 T-Sonic.
08:18 Stage 1 landing burn.
08:32 Landing leg deploy.
08:46 Stage 1 landing confirmed.
08:56 MVAC shutdown.