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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida

Falcon 9 to send O3b mPOWER mission into orbit

SpaceX launched European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched another next Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday afternoon.

In a release, SpaceX officials said the launch will send the O3b mPOWER mission into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center.

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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 5:26 p.m.

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This was the first flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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