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SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida’s Space Coast

Falcon 9 sends Starlink satellites into orbit

A booster from a Falcon 9 lands on the SpaceX droneship, Just Read the Instructions, on Thursday. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – On Thursday, SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast.

The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 23 Starlink satellites, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The launch was originally set for Tuesday before being pushed to Wednesday and — yet again — Thursday.

According to SpaceX, the launch marked the third flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and one Starlink mission.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


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