Late Saturday night, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with another 23 Starlink satellites delivered into orbit.
週六深夜,獵鷹 9 號從卡納維爾角太空部隊站 40 號航太發射場升空,另外 23 顆星鏈衛星也被送入軌道。
Launch occurred at 11:00 pm ET (04:00 UTC), continuing the build-out of the Group 6 Starlink shell with this mission being Group 6-31.
發射於東部時間晚上 11:00(世界標準時間 04:00)進行,繼續建造第 6 組星鏈外殼,本次任務為第 6-31 組。
The 23 V2 mini Starlinks were inserted into a 43-degree orbital inclination, the same as the previous group 6 missions. The satellites separated from the 2nd stage just over an hour after the launch.
23顆V2迷你星鏈被插入43度的軌道傾角,與先前的第6組任務相同。發射後一個多小時,衛星就與第二級分離。
This was the 89th orbital mission of the year for SpaceX as they look to stay on track to reach 100 launches in a year, and with a majority of launches coming from SLC-40, the average pad turnaround time between launches has been just under 5 days as SpaceX teams maximize the capabilities to enable a rapid back to back launch cadence.
這是 SpaceX 今年的第 89 次軌道任務,因為他們希望保持在一年內達到 100 次發射的目標,並且大多數發射來自 SLC-40,兩次發射之間的平均發射台週轉時間略低於 5 次SpaceX 團隊最大限度地發揮能力以實現快速的背對背發射節奏。
Looking ahead at the rest of the month, there are currently five more launches for SpaceX scheduled out for December 14th, including a Falcon Heavy from LC-39A. After December 14th, there could be a chance of at least eight more launches if schedules can hold, however, these are not set in stone, and various delays from weather to technical issues could arise, and a few could slip into the new year.
展望本月剩餘時間,SpaceX 目前計劃於 12 月 14 日進行五次發射,其中包括 LC-39A 的獵鷹重型火箭。 12 月 14 日之後,如果時間表能夠保持,可能還會有至少八次發射,然而,這些都不是一成不變的,可能會出現從天氣到技術問題等各種延誤,其中一些可能會推遲到新年。
Back to this weekend’s launch, the Falcon 9 tasked with this mission was Booster 1078, which flew for its 6th time. B1078 took a bit longer, with its 6th flight having last flown 78 days prior. The average turnaround time for boosters has been hovering around 45 days with a few exceptions like Falcon Heavy side cores or Falcons assigned to Crew missions.
回到本週末的發射,承擔此任務的獵鷹 9 號火箭是助推器 1078,這是其第六次飛行。 B1078 的飛行時間稍長一些,第 6 次航班最後一次飛行是在 78 天前。助推器的平均週轉時間一直徘徊在 45 天左右,除了獵鷹重型側核心或分配給載人任務的獵鷹等少數例外。
B1078 made a successful landing on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” about eight and a half minutes after launch, and as usual, SpaceX will attempt to recover the payload fairings for use on another mission.
B1078 在發射後大約八分半鐘成功降落在「A Shortfall of Gravitas」無人機上,像往常一樣,SpaceX 將嘗試回收有效載荷整流罩以用於另一次任務。
Coming up next for SpaceX are two Starlink launches, one from Florida no earlier than December 6th and one from California no earlier than December 8th, followed by the Falcon Heavy launch currently scheduled for December 10th after a slight delay.
SpaceX 接下來將進行兩次星鏈發射,一次不早於12 月6 日從佛羅裡達州發射,一次不早於12 月8 日從加利福尼亞州發射,隨後是獵鷹重型火箭的發射,目前定於12月10 日進行,稍有延遲。