{"id":7224,"date":"2020-01-07T21:06:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T03:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7224"},"modified":"2020-01-07T21:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T03:06:59","slug":"the-spacex-starlink-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7224","title":{"rendered":"The SpaceX Starlink Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, SpaceX launched its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Falcon 9\u2019s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9\u2019s first stage on the \u201cOf Course I Still Love You\u201d droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You can watch a replay of launch below and learn more about the mission in our\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/starlink_media_kit_jan2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">press kit<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EJDcgUGXYAAJ3Wl.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EJDcgUGXYAAJ3Wl.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EJDcgUGXYAAJ3Wl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EJDcgUGXYAAJ3Wl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/EJDcgUGXYAAJ3Wl-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Click here for the Starlink Mission YouTube video (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HwyXo6T7jC4\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the Starlink Mission YouTube video<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, SpaceX launched its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. 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