News Archive / Tagged: B1051
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SpaceX launch cadence sees two Falcon 9 boosters in port for first time
Theresa CrossMarch 20th, 2021SpaceX reached another significant ‘high cadence capability’ milestone this week, when two of their Falcon 9 first stage boosters were seen to be present and in the initial steps of post-flight processing at the Port Canaveral dock.
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Booster B1051 welcomed home for a sixth time
Sean CostelloOctober 21st, 2020The Falcon 9 first stage booster used to lift the most recent batch of Starlink satellites has entered Port Canaveral, arriving in the early morning light of October 21, 2020.
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Inter-satellite laser communications improving Starlink performance, as SpaceX expands constellation
Theresa CrossOctober 18th, 2020SpaceX launched its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral’s LC-39A, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, October 18, 2020, flying into blue Florida skies atop a Falcon9 booster flying for its sixth time.
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Booster B1051 in port following Starlink-6 flight
Theresa CrossApril 26th, 2020Booster B1051.4 returned to Port Canaveral on April 26, sailing into port slightly delayed relative to previous returns but looking good on the deck of the autonomous drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY).
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Successful launch, landing for SpaceX Starlink-6 mission
Theresa CrossApril 23rd, 2020SpaceX successfully launched their next 60 Starlink satellites, lifting off at 3:30pm (EDT) on April 22 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex (LC-) 39A.