Falcon Heavy launches Psyche to study a metal-rich asteroid 🚀

My view from the roof of NASA’s historic Vehicle Assembly Building
Source: @TrevorMahlmann

Escape burn complete and separation confirmed! The SpaceX rocket has demonstrated its ability to withstand the extreme conditions of launch.

Our next big milestone will be to acquire Psyche's signal and confirm the spacecraft is in good health, which could take up to 2 hours.
Source: @NASAJPL

‍The spacecraft will now travel six years and ~2.2 billion miles to the asteroid Psyche, currently orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter
Source: @SpaceX

Hello, Psyche! 👋

We've successfully acquired the spacecraft's full signal. Initial telemetry reports show Psyche in good health and will now journey 2.2 billion miles to a metal-rich world.
Source: @NASAJPL

View from the second stage before the escape burn and deployment of the Psyche spacecraft
Source: @SpaceX

🚀 Next launch Starlink Group 6-22
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From SLC-40, Cape Canaveral 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
October 13th, 23:01 UTC

🌍 Mission information
Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit

🚀 Vehicle information
Core B1067.14 (14th flight ♻️)
Landing ASOG (ASDS 🌊)

ℹ️ A batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#Launch

Slo-mo video of Falcon Heavy launching off the pad
Source: @SpaceX

‍Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 22 Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch
Source: @SpaceX

Falcon Heavy's side boosters landing back on Earth after launching the Psyche spacecraft to orbit
Source: @SpaceX

Highlights from Friday's Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites. SpaceX has delivered more than 900 metric tons to orbit so far this year
Source: @SpaceX

A close view from the landing zone as a Falcon Heavy side-core booster returns to the launch site after a job well done lifting Psyche into space.
Source: @johnpisaniphoto

🚀 Next launch Starlink Group 6-23
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From SLC-40, Cape Canaveral 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
October 17th, 23:52 UTC

🌍 Mission information
Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit

🚀 Vehicle information
Core B1062.16 (16th flight ♻️)
Landing JRTI (ASDS 🌊)
#Launch