SpaceX Overcomes Delays to Successfully Launch Starlink Satellites

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch 22 more Starlink internet satellites on October 9th from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off, and if successful, its first stage will return for a vertical landing at sea. This will be the 14th liftoff and landing for this particular Falcon 9 first stage. The Starlink satellites will be deployed into low Earth orbit about 65 minutes after launch. This launch was delayed by 24 hours due to high winds. These two Starlink missions will be the 71st and 72nd orbital launches of the year for SpaceX.
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- SpaceX delays launch of Starlink satellites WESH 2 Orlando
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- SpaceX: launching 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base KSBY News
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