Did you see a bright light in the western Arizona skies?
The Falcon 9 mission launch from California was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Arizona time Thursday, but was delayed until Monday. Here's what it looked like in Arizona. The Falcon 9 mission launch from California was delayed from its scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Arizona time on Monday to Monday, marking the 15th flight of the initial stage booster backing this mission. The launch window for SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch opened at 730pm on Monday, and it launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California. The satellite constellation, which includes thousands of satellites orbiting Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles, is designed to provide broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more. Viewers from around Arizona have shared their photos and videos of the SpaceX launch on social media.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Author: Jeff Vinton in Tech Science
The Falcon 9 mission launch from California was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Arizona time Thursday, but was delayed until Monday. Here's what it looked like in Arizona.
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PHOENIX — If you saw something unusual flying in the western Arizona sky on Monday night, don’t worry, it's not an alien — it’s a planned SpaceX rocket launch.
The launch window for SpaceX's Falcon 9 mission opened at 7:30 p.m., and it launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California. The launch had originally been scheduled for Thursday night, but was delayed until Monday.
Marking its 15th flight of the initial stage booster backing this mission, it is set to land on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Starlink is "the world's first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more," according to the service's website.
The "constellation" of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles.
What the SpaceX launch looked like in Arizona
Viewers from around Arizona have been posting their photos and videos of the launch on social media. Here's a look at some of them.
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