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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites with a new booster (August 20, 2024)

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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
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Mel Trivalo is a senior author at EONMSK.com, he began his early career in electronics in 2021 and turned his attention towards Space and Rocket Science. Mel likes to explore new technologies and swings baseball to run through creative thoughts.

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