SpaceX launched a brand new Falcon 9 booster on a mission from California to deploy another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, occurred at 12:48 a.m. PST (3:48 a.m. EST / 0848 UTC). It was the first flight of Falcon 9 first stage B1100, the eighth new booster to join the SpaceX fleet this year.
The Falcon 9 took a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Vandenberg, following the coast of California, as it targeted an orbit inclined at 53 degrees to the Equator. B1100 successfully touched down on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ about eight and half minutes into the flight.
This will be the 110th Starlink delivery flight of the year. SpaceX announced earlier this month it now has 8 million customers for the Starlink service.
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