"SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster Faces Test Fire After Last-Minute Launch Delay"
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SpaceX will test fire a Falcon 9 rocket to clear it for its 16th flight after a launch attempt was aborted in the final minute of the countdown. If successful, SpaceX plans to launch the rocket on Saturday night to deploy 54 older-generation Starlink satellites. The Falcon 9 booster, tail number 1060, has previously flown 16 times, making it the second booster to reach this milestone. The Starlink network aims to provide high-speed, low-latency connectivity worldwide, with SpaceX currently having 4397 functioning Starlink satellites in space.
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