BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX early Wednesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Brevard County.
The launch, carrying 20 more Starlink satellites, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:55 a.m.
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The launch marked the 16th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1 and 10 other Starlink missions, SpaceX said.
The first stage landed on a droneship named A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities https://t.co/39t1Q66gDO
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 3, 2024
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