22 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX - Breaking The News

22 Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX

17 August

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SpaceX launched another batch of 22 Starlink satellites into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on its Falcon 9 rocket.

This is the 13th flight for the first stage booster used for this mission and its 5th Starlink launch. The first stage successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship around 10 minutes after liftoff. The company is planning another Starlink mission for Thursday at 1:42 am Pacific time.

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