Elon Musk's SpaceX Resumes Big, Launches Three Starlink Missions Over Weekend, Placing 67 Satellites In Low Earth Orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX Resumes Big, Launches Three Starlink Missions Over Weekend, Placing 67 Satellites In Low Earth Orbit
Elon Musk's SpaceX resumed launch activities over the weekend after a two-week-long pause with three back-to-back Starlink mission launches.
埃隆·馬斯克的SpaceX在兩週的暫停後於週末恢復了發射活動，進行了三次接連的Starlink任務發射。
What Happened: SpaceX launched three back-to-back Starlink missions on Saturday and Sunday, taking 67 Starlink satellites in total to low-Earth orbit. While two of the missions were launched from Florida, the third was launched from California.
發生了什麼：SpaceX在週六和週日連續發射了三次Starlink任務，總共將67顆Starlink衛星送入了近地軌道。雖然其中兩次發射是從佛羅里達州進行的，但第三次是從加利福尼亞州發射的。
The three launches come after a two-week-long pause.
這三次發射是在兩週的暫停之後進行的。
SpaceX launched Falcon 9 with 20 Starlink satellites from California on July 11. However, the Starlink satellites were deployed in a lower-than-intended orbit owing to an issue with the rocket's second-stage engine. The company's launch operations have been on hold since.
SpaceX於7月11日從加利福尼亞州發射了Falcon 9和20顆Starlink衛星。然而，由於火箭第二級發動機存在問題，Starlink衛星被投放入了比預期更低的軌道。此後，該公司的發射操作一直處於停頓狀態。
The resumption follows an investigation by the company into the root cause of the mishap with oversight from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Necessary design changes have also been deployed to prevent a recurrence of the issue, SpaceX said last week.
恢復發射是在公司對事件進行調查並接受聯邦航空管理局（FAA）的監督之後進行的。SpaceX上週表示，已實施必要的設計更改以防止此類問題再次發生。
Musk Rejoices: "Back in the saddle!" SpaceX CEO Musk wrote on X after Saturday's launch.
馬斯克喜悅地說：“這次又回來了！” SpaceX首席執行官馬斯克在週六發射後寫道。
Back in the saddle!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 27, 2024
這次又回來了！
—埃隆·馬斯克（@elonmusk）2024年7月27日
The CEO also congratulated the team at SpaceX on Sunday for the three successful back-to-back launches.
CEO還在週日祝賀了SpaceX團隊連續三次成功的發射。
Congrats to the @SpaceX Falcon team on completing 3 successful launches this weekend!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 28, 2024
祝賀@SpaceX“獵鷹”團隊完成了本週末的三次成功發射！
—埃隆·馬斯克（@elonmusk）2024年7月28日
Why It Matters: SpaceX completed 67 missions using its Falcon launch vehicles as of the end of the second quarter, with its Falcon 9 workhorse alone accounting for 66 launches. The company is looking to launch 144 times in 2024, averaging twelve times per month.
爲什麼重要：截至二季度末，SpaceX已使用獵鷹系列運載火箭完成了67次任務，其中獵鷹9號單獨完成了66次發射。公司計劃在2024年進行144次發射，平均每月12次。
With the three launches over the weekend, SpaceX has completed six missions in July.
在週末的三次發射後，SpaceX在7月份完成了6次任務。
Starlink is the satellite internet segment of Musk's SpaceX. It achieved a breakeven cash flow in November.
Starlink是馬斯克的SpaceX公司的衛星互聯網業務，它在11月份實現了盈虧平衡。