SLC-40

SpaceX launched another group of Starlink satellites for its Internet service constellation from pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Once its lifting duties were complete for the evening, Booster B1076 landed on SpaceX’s droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas on the Atlantic Ocean. This was 1076’s seventh flight; previously it supported CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat 40e, as well as three Starlink missions.

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After a couple of short delays, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 last night from Cape Canaveral, Florida, lofting Starlink 6-8 — twenty-two second-generation Starlink satellites to orbit. The launch was picture-perfect, with the rocket clearly visible for several minutes after liftoff and even well past staging. Thunderstorms well off to the north and east-southeast added to the light show, with dozens of lightning strokes clearly visible but far away enough not to violate any range safety rules.

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After a couple of short delays, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 last night from Cape Canaveral, Florida, lofting Starlink 6-8 — twenty-two second-generation Starlink satellites to orbit. The launch was picture-perfect, with the rocket clearly visible for several minutes after liftoff and even well past staging. Thunderstorms well off to the north and east-southeast added to the light show, with dozens of lightning strokes clearly visible but far away enough not to violate any range safety rules.

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