SpaceX to Launch 25 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg on Falcon 9
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SpaceX will launch 25 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a Falcon 9 first stage (B1082) for its 46th Falcon 9 flight of the year, targeting a 258 x 246 km, 97-degree orbit; the booster is expected to land on the drone ship about eight minutes after liftoff, and the Starlink 17-27 satellites will deploy roughly an hour into flight.
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