SpaceX added 23 more Starlink satellites to its growing constellation following the impressive 3rd test flight of Starship just a few days ago.

繼幾天前令人印象深刻的 Starship 第三次試飛之後，SpaceX 為其不斷壯大的星座添加了 23 顆 Starlink 衛星。

Launching at 8:21 pm ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Falcon 9 placed another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit. This launch occurred after 2 previous attempts, which resulted in scrubs as the countdown hit near t – 2 minutes. SpaceX said teams would take a look at the transporter erector’s cradle arms and make repairs.

美國東部時間晚上 8 點 21 分，獵鷹 9 號從佛羅裡達州甘迺迪太空中心 39A 發射場發射，將另一批星鏈衛星送入軌道。這次發射是在之前 2 次嘗試之後進行的，結果在倒數計時接近 t – 2 分鐘時被取消。 SpaceX 表示，團隊將檢查運輸機安裝機的支架臂並進行維修。

The 23 satellites were launched on a South Easterly trajectory into a 43-degree orbital inclination. This batch, dubbed Group 6-44, will now undergo checkouts while on orbit and begin raising themselves to their operational orbits over the next few months.

這 23 顆衛星沿著東南軌道發射，軌道傾角為 43 度。這批被稱為「Group 6-44」的批次現在將在軌道上進行檢查，並在接下來的幾個月內開始進入運行軌道。

This was SpaceX’s 25th mission of the year so far, with 15 of those being dedicated Starlink launches.

這是 SpaceX 今年迄今的第 25 次任務，其中 15 次是專門的星鏈發射。

With this launch, SpaceX has now sent 6,011 Starlinks to orbit, with 5,614 still being in orbit and 5,131 in their operational orbit, according to Jonathan McDowell’s Starlink tracking site. Of those satellites, 1,967 are the Gen 2 mini Starlink satellites apart of Groups 5, 6, and 7, with some of those still moving to their operational orbit.

根據喬納森·麥克道爾 (Jonathan McDowell) 的 Starlink 追蹤網站的數據，透過這次發射，SpaceX 現已將 6,011 個 Starlink 送入軌道，其中 5,614 個仍在軌道上，5,131 個在運行軌道上。在這些衛星中，除了第 5、6 和 7 組之外，還有 1,967 顆是第二代迷你星鏈衛星，其中一些仍在運行軌道上。

The Falcon 9 that sent this most recent group of Starlink satellites to orbit was Booster 1062, which was launched 45 days ago. This was also a Starlink mission, and it has become the norm for SpaceX to use its veteran boosters to launch Starlink satellites.

將最新一批星鏈衛星送入軌道的獵鷹 9 號火箭是 45 天前發射的助推器 1062。這也是星鏈任務，SpaceX使用老牌助推器發射星鏈衛星已經成為常態。

The booster successfully landed on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ about eight and a half minutes following lift-off.

升空後大約八分半鐘，助推器成功降落在「A Shortfall of Gravitas」無人機上。

B1062 has now flown 19 times and is tied as a flight leader with B1061. B1062 has sent 528 various payloads and 8 humans safely to orbit.

B1062 現已飛行 19 次，與 B1061 並列為飛行領頭羊。 B1062已將528個各種有效載荷和8名人員安全送入軌道。

SpaceX’s next project is another batch of Starlink satellites, this time from California no earlier than March 18th.

SpaceX 的下一個項目是另一個 Starlink 衛星，這次是在 3 月 18 日之前從加州發射。