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SpaceX Successfully Launches 23 Starlink Satellites and X-37B Spaceplane from Cape Canaveral

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Source: Spaceflight Now
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SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. After overcoming weather-related delays, the rocket lifted off and the first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The second stage engine fired twice to reach the desired orbit, and the satellites were successfully deployed approximately one hour after launch.

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