On April 13th, at 09:40 Beijing time, SpaceX successfully launched its 155th mission, deploying a total of 23 Starlink satellites.
The rocket used for this mission was Falcon 9 B1062.20, which successfully landed on the drone ship in the ocean, marking the first 20-flight Falcon 9 rocket and setting a new record for reuse!
In addition to this 20-flight Falcon rocket, SpaceX has three other 19-flight rockets:
The first 19-flight Falcon 9 was B1058.19, which launched the 129th batch of 23 Starlink satellites on December 23rd last year but unfortunately overturned during its return journey due to severe weather conditions.
The second was B1061.19, which launched the 140th batch of 22 Starlink satellites on February 23rd this year.
The third was B1060.19, which launched the 146th batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on March 16th this year, and was successfully recovered at sea.
This launch marks SpaceX's 39th space mission in 2024 and the 25th dedicated to launching Starlink satellites. So far, SpaceX has successfully launched a total of 6212 Starlink satellites.
