SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites into Orbit [VIDEO]

Sarah Lee-Jones
4 years ago

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SpaceX launched 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday, with Falcon 9 taking off at 7:13am EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

This was the ninth launch and landing of this particular Falcon 9 booster, onto the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Check out the replay below:

YouTube video

Earlier this week, SpaceX successfully sent four NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, yet again.

SpaceX also unveiled a second-generation Starlink dish this week, sporting a new design, but only for U.S. purchases for now.

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