The two Falcon 9 rockets are expected to launch on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 after delays.
The evolution of SpaceX's rockets in pictures
The SpaceX Falcon 9 in this photo taken on Jan. 30, 2022 picture is set to launch the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 satellite. In the background, at right, is the SpaceX's Starlink launch atop a second SpaceX Falcon 9 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The photo was taken from a site near the Cosmo-SkyMed satellite's launch site at Space Launch Complex 40 of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
A second SpaceX photo reverses the view, with the Falcon 9 at SLC-40 in the foreground and the Starlink-packed booster in the background at KSC. That photo, apparently taken at a different time over the weekend, shows the two rockets under a pristine blue Florida sky. for SpaceX to launch the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 satellite. The Starlink Falcon 9 rocket is going to launch 49 more Starlinks to add on to SpaceX's constellation of nearly 2,000 operational satellites.
Both SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets have flown several missions before. Their first-stage boosters are also expected to return to Earth for landings on either a land-based pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or an offshore drone ship so they can be used again.
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