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SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission from Kennedy Space Center

Maxar 3 mission took off from Florida’s Space Coast

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.)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched the Maxar 3 mission from Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday evening.

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:13 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center.

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This was be the fourth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GOES-U and two Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX also successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast early Tuesday, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites.


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