SpaceX sent 20 more Starlink satellites into space Tuesday night on a special day for the Falcon 9 rocket: the 14th anniversary of its first ever launch. It also launched from the same pad on Tuesday that it did in 2010.
The Falcon 9 rocket with tail number B1067 lifted off from Pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:16 PM EDT Tuesday night. It was the 20th launch of this Falcon 9 first stage booster.
Other notable missions this Falcon 9 rocket was involved with were two Cargo Dragon resupply missions to the ISS, two Crew Dragon astronaut missions and 10 Starlink delivery launches, with the 11th being Tuesday night.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 @Starlink satellites in orbit from pad 40 in Florida https://t.co/fDoqukVO2N
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 5, 2024
After deploying 20 Starlink satellites, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions drone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean just after 10:24 p.m. EDT.
13 of the 20 Starlink satellites had Direct to Cell capability. The Starlink satellite internet program has been one of the most innovative technologies in recent years. Considering that it has helped people in rural lands get access to the Internet, Starlink has been very important in helping people communicate and stay current.
Internet service is also being used on things like commercial airliners, cruise ships and even large cargo ships to help crew members stay in touch with their families.
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However, for this to happen, the service must be fast and reliable. Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Starlink’s internet service speed has started to become extremely low-latency, reaching a “new internal average latency record of 28ms”.
He expects latency to drop below 20ms in the United States in the near future.
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