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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites with a new booster (August 20, 2024)
On August 20, 2024, SpaceX launched a new Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. This is the first flight for the booster used to send the payload to the upper atmosphere.
The company conducted this mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Liftoff of Falcon 9! pic.twitter.com/dnAl1CZ4LU
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 20, 2024
After stage separation, the company maneuvered this rocket back to the earth and landed on a droneship. Within an hour, the company deployed the payload and completed the mission.
Successful landing, completing the first launch and landing for this Falcon booster pic.twitter.com/GLFavJVFig
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 20, 2024
