Five Falcon 9 missions launched this week, including the first-ever crewed mission to a polar orbit and several Starlink missions. Internationally, China also launched two missions, and Russia plans to send Soyuz to the International Space Station to conclude the week.
The week kicked off with Falcon 9 launching Starlink Group 6-80 into low-Earth orbit on Monday. Approximately six hours later, SpaceX’s next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, lifted off from Florida. Then, on April 1, China launched its Chang Zheng 2D rocket, followed by Chang Zheng 6, which launched on April 3. SpaceX successfully launched and landed Starlink Group 11-13 later that evening. SpaceX launched two Falcon 9s for the Starlink Group 6-72 and Starlink Group 11-11 missions on April 5 and April 7, respectively. Finally, Roscosmos launched a crewed Soyuz 2.1a to the International Space Station on April 8.