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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 mission with 23 Starlink satellites (April 23, 2024)

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April 27, 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida

On Tuesday, April 23 at 6:17 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 vehicle with a payload containing 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. SpaceX has been deploying new Starlink satellites to grow satellite internet constellation.

Engines full power and liftoff! pic.twitter.com/FeW78mZio2
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 23, 2024
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These new additions will further enhance the connectivity between the Starlink satellites and contribute stability for the end user.

After the first stage of separation, the company initiated a boost back burn and landed the rocket on a drone ship. It was the ninth flight for this first-stage booster and the 300th overall Falcon landing.

The company has shared visuals of this launch linked below.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing Falcon’s 300th landing! pic.twitter.com/1YHqiHWjkN
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 23, 2024

Related Topics:Falcon 9 News SpaceX Starlink

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 mission with 23 Starlink satellites (April 23, 2024)

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