How to watch SpaceX launch 57 Starlink satellites that wear sun visors
This Falcon 9 rocket launched in November 2019 with 60 Starlink satellites.
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The newest Launch of SpaceX Starlink is now set for Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Blastoff was originally planned for June, but has been postponed a few times, most recently due to poor weather on Wednesday.
“Resign from today’s mission due to the weather,” the company tweeted on Wednesday, about 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.
Resign from today’s mission because of the weather; Continue the countdown to T-1 minute for data collection. Will announce a new start date for the destination as soon as it has been confirmed within range
– SpaceX (@SpaceX), July 8, 2020
When it finally rises from the ground on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. PT (11:00 a.m. local time), the payload of the Falcon 9 rocket includes the company’s first batch of broadband satellites equipped with sunshades to reduce their brightness .
Since Elon Musk’s company started launching the small satellites over a year ago, astronomers and other observers have been surprised and even disturbed The amount of sunlight that is reflected by the rotating routersoften disruptive to scientific observations.
Musk and SpaceX have worked with major astronomical organizations on the issue and are committed to resolving the issue as they drive plans to launch tens of thousands of satellites in the coming years.
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Are SpaceX Starlink satellites ruining the night sky?
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SpaceX originally tried to launch a so-called “Darksat”, which was essentially a Starlink satellite with a dark coating. However, the results of this approach have been mixed. The company next developed and tested a Provided sun protection, which is called “VisorSat”.
A VisorSat was launched earlier this month To test the new technology, the first batch is completely shaded the next time it is started.
The mission will take place shortly after June 30th Falcon 9 rocket launchwho set up a new GPS satellite for the U.S. military. The first SpaceX landing followed after a military satellite was launched.
The start on Saturday is a ride, which means that space has been created for the BlackSky company for two earth observation satellites.
You can follow the start via the following livestream, which usually starts about 15 minutes before the start.
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