SpaceX successfully launches Starlink satellites, Falcon 9 for EUTELSAT 36D mission
ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched EUTELSAT 36D from Launch Complex 39A at the at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite was transported to Florida from France onboard an Airbus Beluga plane.
This mission marks the 12th launch of the first stage booster supporting this particular mission, underscoring SpaceX's commitment to reusability in space exploration. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The rocket took off at 5:52 p.m. ET.
SpaceX is also launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday evening. Liftoff iwas arouhd 9:30 p.m.
This marks the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which has previously facilitated launches including CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, and eight Starlink missions.
Upon stage separation, the first stage is expected to land on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.