"SpaceX's Back-to-Back Missions: 23 Starlink Satellites Launched in a Single Weekend"

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"SpaceX's Back-to-Back Missions: 23 Starlink Satellites Launched in a Single Weekend"
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SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the first of two planned Starlink missions over the weekend. The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage landed vertically on the droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. This launch was the 11th for this particular rocket's first stage. The 23 satellites will be deployed into low Earth orbit. SpaceX also plans to launch 22 more satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, and a test flight of its Starship rocket from its South Texas site on Saturday.

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