At 22:57:59 on March 13, SpaceX launched a 32-hand Falcon 9 rocket B1071.32 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, sending 25 Starlink satellites into orbit. After completing the launch mission, the booster successfully completed recovery at sea. This isThe 574th recovery in SpaceX history.
This rocket,It is also expected to become the second Falcon 9 with 33 hands.
Just last month, the Falcon 9 rocket numbered B1067 completed its 33rd reuse and recovery, setting a new record.
More importantly, after this mission, SpaceX has launched a total of 674 Starlink satellites this year, bringing the number of Starlink satellites in orbit to exceed 10,000 for the first time!
Of course, the number of Starlink satellites launched has already exceeded 10,000, but many have failed and crashed.
The launch of Starlink satellites began in May 2019, with an astonishing density of launches. It finally took less than 7 years to reach this milestone.
In fact, the long-term plan for Starlink satellites is to launch 42,000 satellites.
At the same time, China's low-orbit constellation and GW constellation, Europe's OneWeb and IRIS, and the United States' Amazon Kuiper are also targeting satellite constellations. The total number of satellites in low-Earth orbit is expected to exceed 100,000 in the near future.
