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

继几天前令人印象深刻的 Starship 第三次试飞之后，SpaceX 又为其不断壮大的星座添加了 23 颗 Starlink 卫星。

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.

美国东部时间晚上 8 点 21 分，猎鹰 9 号从佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心 39A 发射场发射，将另一批星链卫星送入轨道。这次发射是在之前 2 次尝试之后进行的，结果在倒计时接近 t – 2 分钟时被取消。 SpaceX 表示，团队将检查运输机安装机的支架臂并进行维修。

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.

这 23 颗卫星沿东南轨道发射，轨道倾角为 43 度。这批被称为“Group 6-44”的批次现在将在轨道上进行检查，并在接下来的几个月内开始进入运行轨道。

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

这是 SpaceX 今年迄今为止的第 25 次任务，其中 15 次是专门的星链发射。

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.

根据乔纳森·麦克道尔 (Jonathan McDowell) 的 Starlink 跟踪网站的数据，通过这次发射，SpaceX 现已将 6,011 个 Starlink 送入轨道，其中 5,614 个仍在轨道上，5,131 个在运行轨道上。在这些卫星中，除了第 5、6 和 7 组之外，还有 1,967 颗是第二代迷你星链卫星，其中一些仍在运行轨道上。

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.

将最新一批星链卫星送入轨道的猎鹰 9 号火箭是 45 天前发射的助推器 1062。这也是一次星链任务，SpaceX使用老牌助推器发射星链卫星已经成为常态。

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

升空后大约八分半钟，助推器成功降落在“A Shortfall of Gravitas”无人机上。

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 现已飞行 19 次，与 B1061 并列为飞行领头羊。 B1062已将528个各种有效载荷和8名人员安全送入轨道。

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

SpaceX 的下一个项目是另一批 Starlink 卫星，这次是在 3 月 18 日之前从加利福尼亚州发射。