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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit

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Updated  October 23, 2024 6:31pm EDT
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida on Wednesday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida on Wednesday.

Liftoff was at 5:47 p.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

This mission marked the 18th flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, which previously supported several launches, including Ispace M1, CRS-27, SES 22, Amazonas-6, Bandwagon-1, and 12 Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage was expected to land on the drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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