On Friday, August 19, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This was the ninth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now four Starlink missions.
The mission was SpaceX’s 57th Starlink mission to date.
It was SpaceX’s third Starlink mission in August and 23rd Starlink mission this year.
