It was foggy at the SpaceX's launch site on Sunday, but the livestream quickly revealed a beautiful scene as the rocket soared above a thick blanket of cloud.
The spaceflight company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from a Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 6:30 p.m. PT.
Around 150 seconds into Sunday’s mission, we get confirmation of main engine cutoff and stage separation, indicating the beginning of the first stage’s return to Earth. A few seconds later, we see the rocket’s fairing halves fall away, exposing the satellites to space for the first time, just ahead of their deployment.
Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth, performing a perfect landing on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship waiting in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Frustratingly, the livestream failed just as the rocket touched down. Falcon 9 rockets have now been launched 166 times since June 2010, with 164 of the missions deemed a success. Besides delivering Starlink satellites to orbit, the rocket also sends satellites to space for private companies and organizations, and also powers astronauts and cargo toward the International Space Station.
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