SpaceX Launched 21 Starlink Satellites From California At Sunset

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites — including six that can beam service directly to cell phones — lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on California's central coast.  Credit: SpaceX

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00:00 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition.

00:07 And lift off of Falcon 9. Go SpaceX. Go Starlink.

00:12 [propeller sounds]

00:19 Vehicle is pitching downrange.

00:23 Stage 1 propulsion is nominal.

00:27 [silence]

00:51 Power and telemetry nominal.

00:54 [silence]

01:04 Falcon 9 is supersonic.

01:07 [silence]

01:18 Max Q.

01:20 [silence]

01:39 Impact shell has started.

01:41 [silence]

02:04 Falcon 9 is following a nominal trajectory.

02:07 [silence]

02:36 Main engine cutoff.

02:41 Stage separation confirmed.

02:45 [silence]

02:49 And back ignition.

02:51 [silence]

03:20 Ferry and separation confirmed.

03:25 Both vehicles are following nominal trajectories.

03:28 [silence]

03:57 [silence]

04:26 [silence]

04:55 [silence]

05:24 [silence]

05:34 [silence]

05:44 [silence]

06:04 [silence]

06:19 Stage 1 entry burn startup.

06:22 [silence]

06:40 Stage 1 entry burn shutdown.

06:43 [silence]

06:58 Both vehicles continue to follow nominal trajectories.

07:02 Stage 1 FDS is saved.

07:04 [silence]

07:31 Stage 2 FDS is saved.

07:35 Stage 1 transonic.

07:37 [silence]

08:02 Stage 1 landing burn.

08:04 [silence]

08:10 Stage 2 is in terminal guidance.

08:12 [silence]

08:17 Landing leg deploy.

08:19 [silence]

08:27 Stage 1 landing confirmed.

08:29 [silence]

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