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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 carrying Turksat 6A mission

Updated  July 8, 2024 8:06pm EDT
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SpaceX launches Turksat 6A mission

SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 6A mission on Monday, July 8, using a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 6A mission on Monday, July 8, using a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opened at 7:30 p.m. ET.

This mission marked the 15th flight for the first stage booster, which previously supported CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, and eight Starlink missions. 

After stage separation, the first stage landed on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.