The 12th operational batch of Starlink satellites (13th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This is the fourth batch of Starlink satellites which all feature “visors“ intended to reduce their visibility from Earth. Falcon 9's first stage (B1058.3, the booster that has been used on the historic DM-2 mission) will attempt
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