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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 23 Starlink satellites (August 4, 2024)
On August 4, 2024, SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites to orbit via Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The company gave a weather update and cleared the vehicle for the propellant load. This is the second liftoff in the past two days and will contribute new satellites to the Starlink constellation.
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Once separated, the first stage returned to Earth and landed on a droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean. This was the sixth flight for the first stage as it previously supported the USSF-62 launch.
Check the landing video linked below.
Engines full power and liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/tOCKak2xcu
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 4, 2024
Falcon 9 lands on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, completing this booster’s sixth mission pic.twitter.com/tPv4dV9fM4
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 4, 2024
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 4, 2024