"SpaceX's Busy Week: 17th Launch of the Year, Doubleheader Success, and U.S. Virgin Islands Visibility"

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Source: Florida Today
"SpaceX's Busy Week: 17th Launch of the Year, Doubleheader Success, and U.S. Virgin Islands Visibility"
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SpaceX is aiming for a Wednesday night launch of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of Starlink satellites from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The mission aims to deploy more internet satellites for SpaceX's broadband constellation, which has already garnered over 2.6 million customers. No sonic booms are expected, and the first-stage booster will attempt a drone ship landing at sea. This launch follows Sunday's successful liftoff of a similar Starlink mission, marking the 17th launch from Cape Canaveral this year.

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