More Starlink, as if We Haven’t had Enough of Them

May 18, 2022 | Daily Space, Rockets, SpaceX, Starlink

IMAGE: Starlink 4-13 launch. CREDIT: SpaceX

There were Starlink launches this weekend, of course – two launches each with 53 satellites. The first launched from SLC-4E at Vanderberg; the other SLC-40 at the Cape. One of them even used a brand new booster, which is unusual for Starlink. They usually fly on the boosters in the fleet with the most flights. Thirteen is the current record and that was a Starlink. Both boosters and sets of fairings were successfully recovered on their respective ships and brought back for additional flights.

The team liked the views from the first stage camera on the launch from the Cape, so here is a little long cut landing video, which as usual includes a few cuts to the second stage camera before the first stage touches down. So sit tight, don’t touch that dial, and watch a rocket come back from space.

More Information

Starlink 4-13 mission page (SpaceX)

Starlink 4-15 mission page (SpaceX)

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