At 16:34 PST on February 9, Space Exploration Technology used the "Falcon 9" carrier rocket to launch 7 groups of 13 batches (G7-13) of 22 second-generation small "Starlink" satellites at the SLC-40 station at Vandenberg Space Base in California, and put the satellites into the initial low-earth orbit.
SpaceX's second-generation Starlink satellite (Starlink V20 mini) has a single-satellite communication rate of 165 GB s and a launch mass of about 790 kg. This launch is the 8th batch launch of the Starlink constellation, a total of 138 batch launches, and the 51st batch of Starlink satellites. So far, the total number of Starlink satellites launched has reached 5,828, of which 178 will be launched in 2024.
The Falcon 9 adopted the 14th first class B1071Type 14 aircraft, using the ground ** method, after completing the flight, the first stage of vertical landing on the Pacific Ocean ocisly automatic** ship.
The launch marks the 12th launch of Falcon 9 in 2024, the fifth at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the 14th in the United States, and the 27th global launch. From this point, SpaceX launches 182 satellites a year, which is 97% of the launches by the United States during the same period.