SpaceX successfully launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of the year Thursday (Jan. 6), sending a new stack of Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida, before nailing a landing at sea.
Approximately nine minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and touched down on the deck of SpaceX's newest drone ship,"A Shortfall of Gravitas," marking the company's first successful launch and landing of the new year.
SpaceX will try to keep up its rapid launch cadence this year as the company continues to expand its ever-growing internet constellation. Also on deck this month is the company's third dedicated rideshare mission, which is devoted to launching a multitude of small satellites in orbit. It also continues the company's efforts to launch newly upgraded satellites. In an effort to enable the satellites to communicate with each other, the company. This way the satellites can communicate more effectively, without having to rely on ground relays.
These shells will be located at various altitudes above the planet, between 335 and 348 miles and at orbital inclinations of 53, 53.2, 70, and 97.6 degrees. In 2015, SpaceX changed the rocket game by recovering its first first-stage booster. That success was thanks to a series of upgrades the company provided to its workhorse Falcon 9. Featuring a more robust thermal protection system, titanium grid fins and a more durable interstage , the souped-up Falcon 9 rocket we see today is capable of flying many times over.
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