SpaceX Launches Starlink 4-13 and Starlink 4-15

Launch of Starlink 4-15 | Credit: SpaceX

On Friday, May 13 at 6:07pm EDT (22:07 UTC) and Saturday, May 14 at 4:40pm EDT (20:40 UTC), SpaceX launched the Starlink 4-13 and Starlink 4-15 missions with 53 more Starlink v1.5 satellites each atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. Starlink 4-13 launched from Space Launch Complex 4 West (SLC-4W) at Vandenburg Space Force Base in California and Starlink 4-15 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. . Starlink is SpaceX's broadband, high-speed, and low-latency satellite internet that SpaceX has been launching since 2019. Recently, Russia has been attempting to hack Starlink, possibly making some people lose service. The first stage for Starlink 4-13, B1063, which previously flew on Sentinel 6 Michael Freilich, DART, and two Starlink missions, landed on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The first stage for Starlink 4-15, (B1073), which had its first flight, landed on the "Just Read the Instructions" drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.