SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
SpaceX early this morning successfully launched another 21 Starlink satellites, its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg in California shortly after midnight.
The first stage successfully completed its sixth flight, landing on a drone ship in the Pacific.
The leaders in the 2023 launch race:
68 SpaceX
43 China
13 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
7 India
American private enterprise now leads China in successful launches 79 to 43, and the entire world combined 79 to 69. SpaceX by itself now trails the rest of the world combined (excluding American companies) by only 68 to 69.
Hat tip to BtB’s stringer Jay. I had missed this launch last night, until he reminded me of it.
SpaceX early this morning successfully launched another 21 Starlink satellites, its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg in California shortly after midnight.
The first stage successfully completed its sixth flight, landing on a drone ship in the Pacific.
The leaders in the 2023 launch race:
68 SpaceX
43 China
13 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
7 India
American private enterprise now leads China in successful launches 79 to 43, and the entire world combined 79 to 69. SpaceX by itself now trails the rest of the world combined (excluding American companies) by only 68 to 69.
Hat tip to BtB’s stringer Jay. I had missed this launch last night, until he reminded me of it.