Elon Musk is launching another SIXTY SpaceX ‘internet satellites’ tomorrow – how to see them live
SPACEX is planning to launch more Starlink satellites into orbit tomorrow morning. The next batch will be blasted into space onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida in the US. The mission is currently scheduled for June 12 at 5:12am ET. That’s 10:12am BST for UK SpaceX fans. The Nasa Kennedy Space […]
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SPACEX is planning to launch more Starlink satellites into orbit tomorrow morning.
The next batch will be blasted into space onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida in the US.
The mission is currently scheduled for June 12 at 5:12am ET.
That’s 10:12am BST for UK SpaceX fans.
The Nasa Kennedy Space Center website states: “SpaceX is scheduled to launch 60 Starlink satellites from a Falcon 9.
“This will be the 9th mission in support of the constellation of networked satellites known as Starlink.
“The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.
“Due to the launch window scheduled significantly outside visitor complex operation hours, no launch viewing opportunities are available for SpaceX Starlink 9th mission.”
SpaceX usually provides a link so fans can watch launches live from home but there doesn’t appear to be one on its website yet.
This means if you want to follow the launch live you’ll probably have to keep an eye on the SpaceX twitter account, where updates are usually posted.
If you want to see Starlink satellites in the sky with your own eyes then try visiting the Find Starlink website (or the “Find Starlink Satellites” app) and enter your location.
Good visibility is expected over the UK tomorrow.
How to track Starlink satellites in real-time
Not sure where to look? Your phone’s got you covered.
There are a number of stargazing apps you can use to follow the path of Starlink probes.
On the Apple App Store, we’d recommend Night Sky, which is free and helps you find all kinds of celestial wonders.
For Android fans, Satellite Tracker should do the trick (it’s also available on iPhone).
Simply head outside at one of the scheduled Starlink times above, load up one of the apps and you should be able to spot one.
What is Starlink?
Starlink is a controversial scheme that aims to beam Wi-Fi to people from space using a “mega constellation” of thousands of satellites.
“With performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet … Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable,” the official website explains.
The project is the brainchild of tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose California-based rocket firm SpaceX builds and operates the satellites.
More than 420 have been launched so far, with the network eventually set to reach 12,000, rising to as many as 42,000 in the future.
SpaceX sends its satellites up in batches of 60 at a time. Each group is launched atop an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX.
The solar-powered tech typically orbits around 340 miles above Earth.
How the probes will affect the night sky is causing concern as they sit in a low orbit, so appear brighter than stars and planets.
Is Starlink ‘blocking’ the night sky?
The Starlink programme is controversial among astronomers, who have slammed Musk’s hare-brained scheme.
They say Starlink gets in the way of observations due to light reflected off the the satellites.
University of Western Ontario meteor researcher Denis Vida stated in a blog post last year: “One has to be concerned how will our skies look like when hearing that there are plans to launch a total of 42,000 satellites.
“This might completely deny us to do any optical meteor observations as soon as 2024.”
Never one to take something lying down, Musk has lashed back at his critics, claiming the satellites have no such impact.
Speaking at a conference in Washington DC last month, he said: “I am confident that we will not cause any impact whatsoever in astronomical discoveries. Zero. That’s my prediction.
“We’ll take corrective action if it’s above zero.”
SpaceX engineers are also said to be looking into making the satellites a bit less shiny so they won’t reflect the sun as much.
What is SpaceX?
Here’s what you need to know…
SpaceX was founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk who still has part ownership of the company with 54 per cent equity and 78 per cent voting control.
SpaceX is a private American aerospace manufacturer that is based in California.
It was founded in 2002 with the goal to build affordable rockets and enable the colonisation of Mars.
The manufacturer also aimed to reduce space transportation costs.
Since its creation, the firm has gained fame primarily as a pioneering rocket firm.
In 2008 it launched the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit and later became the first private company to launch an object into orbit around the sun.
The company has grown dramatically over its lifespan, from 160 employees in November 2005 to around 7,000 as of November 2019.
As of March 2018, SpaceX had over 100 launches on its manifest representing about $12billion (£9.24billion) in contract revenue.
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