CAPE CANAERAL, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites into low-earth orbit on Sunday evening.
After two delays on Sunday, the Falcon 9 rocket launched at 10:41 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base.
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Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/exxvpLC6vk
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 7, 2023
SpaceX said that this is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, and one Starlink mission.
Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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