After a seemingly rare five-day break for Thanksgiving, SpaceX jumped right back into it with a launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
在看似罕見的感恩節五天休息後,SpaceX 重新投入其中,從佛羅裡達州卡納維爾角太空部隊站的 40 號航太發射場向近地軌道發射了 23 顆星鏈衛星。
Launching at 11:20 pm ET (04:20 UTC), the Falcon 9 launched to the Southeast and inserted into a 43-degree orbital inclination. This is Group 6-30, and over the next couple of months, the satellites will undergo checkouts and raise their orbits as they become fully operational.
獵鷹 9 號於東部時間晚上 11:20(世界標準時間 04:20)發射,向東南發射並進入 43 度軌道傾角。這是第 6-30 組,在接下來的幾個月裡,這些衛星將接受檢查,並在全面投入運行後提升軌道。
The 23 Starlink satellites were deployed just over an hour after launch. These 23 satellites are the V2 mini variant that uses argon Hall thrusters for better maneuvering in orbit and the ability to handle four times more bandwidth than the previous V1.5 Starlink.
23 顆星鏈衛星在發射後僅一個多小時就部署完畢。這 23 顆衛星是 V2 迷你變體,使用氬霍爾推進器,可以更好地在軌道上操縱,並且能夠處理比之前的 V1.5 Starlink 多四倍的頻寬。
Previously SpaceX was only launching 22 at a time from Florida, but recently they have been able to add one more as they fine-tune the performance of the Falcon 9. The V2 mini Starlink variant weighs in at 800 kg ( 1,800 lbs), whereas the V1.5 satellites weigh just ~306 kg (675 lbs).
先前 SpaceX 一次僅從佛羅裡達州發射 22 枚,但最近他們在微調 Falcon 9 的性能時又添加了一枚。V2 迷你星鏈版本的重量為 800 公斤(1,800 磅),而V1.5 衛星的重量僅為約306 公斤(675 磅)。
This was the 87th orbital mission and the 83rd of the year for the Falcon 9. SpaceX could still hit 100 launches this year as long as no unexpected delays occur, but it will be very close.
這是獵鷹 9 號今年的第 87 次軌道任務,也是今年的第 83 次。只要不發生意外延誤,SpaceX 今年仍可能實現 100 次發射,但已經非常接近了。
This was the 17th flight for this Falcon 9, Booster 1062, which had previously launched 9 Starlink missions, 8 astronauts on the Inspiration 4 and Axiom 1 missions, 2 communications satellites, 2 GPS III satellites, and the OneWeb internet satellite constellation that carried 40 satellites to orbit.
這是獵鷹9 號助推器1062 的第17 次飛行,該火箭先前已發射過9 次星鏈任務、8 名太空人執行過Inspiration 4 和Axiom 1 任務、2 顆通訊衛星、2 顆GPS III衛星以及運載40 顆衛星的OneWeb 網路衛星星座。衛星進入軌道。
B1062 successfully landed on the droneship Just Read the Instructions just over eight and half minutes after liftoff, and fairing recovery vessel Bob will attempt to retrieve the fairing halves a bit further downrange before returning to Port Canaveral and eventual refurbishment.
B1062 在升空後僅八分半鐘就成功降落在無人機上,只需閱讀說明即可,整流罩回收船鮑勃將嘗試在返回卡納維拉爾港並最終進行翻新之前,在更遠的地方回收整流罩的一半。
Next up for SpaceX will be a Falcon 9 launch from California no earlier than December 1st with a reconnaissance satellite for South Korea. This launch will feature a return to the landing site following its mid-morning launch.
SpaceX 的下一步計畫是不早於 12 月 1 日從加州發射獵鷹 9 號火箭,並搭載一顆飛往韓國的偵察衛星。這次發射將在上午發射後返回著陸點。