SpaceX Rocket Launch From Florida Of Starlink Satellites

 

Credit: SpaceX / file photo.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink 6-43 satellites is targeted to liftoff at 7:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, March 10, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Attempted Landing On Drone Ship

Following stage separation, the first stage of the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing on the autonomous drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink 6-43 Payload

The Starlink satellites are part of a next-generation satellite network developed by SpaceX to provide the globe with reliable and affordable broadband internet services.

SpaceX designed Starlink to connect end-users with low latency, high bandwidth broadband services by providing continual coverage around the world using a network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Reuse History

This is the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and four Starlink missions.