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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida’s Space Coast

Mission to send 23 Starlink satellites into orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Space Coast with Starlink satellites on board. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX on Wednesday sent another Falcon 9 rocket into space from the Space Coast.

The rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 2:42 p.m.

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The launch will mark the second Starlink launch in three days after SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit on Monday.

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Following stage separation, the first stage of the rocket will land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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