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SpaceX launches another Starlink mission from Space Coast

Launch went up at 5:10 p.m.

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket days after breaking their own record.

The space agency said the launch carried 23 more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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On Saturday, SpaceX broke its own record with its 73rd launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast.

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Wednesday’s launch was the 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched mPOWER-B, BlueBird-1, Crew-6, USSF-124, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


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