SpaceX to launch first fleet of Starlink satellites with sun visors

SpaceX to launch first fleet of Starlink satellites with sun visors

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SpaceX is slated to launch its 10th Starlink mission on Saturday morning with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket just before 11 a.m. The mission is scheduled for 10:54 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, carrying 57 Starlink satellites that will bring the burgeoning constellation to nearly 600 satellites. All of the new satellites are equipped with a deployable visor to block sunlight from hitting the brightest spots of the spacecraft. The goal is to minimize reflections that hamper…

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