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SpaceX launched 52 more Starlink satellites to orbit on Saturday – TechCrunch

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SpaceX launched 52 more Starlink satellites to orbit on Saturday – TechCrunch

SpaceX successfully launched an additional 52 Starlink Internet broadband satellites into orbit on Saturday, less than a week after the last batch was shipped. A small satellite from the startup Capella Space and a Tyvak observation satellite also made a trip to the launch, which took off on Saturday evening from the Kennedy Space Center … Read more

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for a record 9th time, delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks – TechCrunch

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SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for a record 9th time, delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks – TechCrunch

SpaceX has put another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit – meaning it has sent a total of 180 satellites to join its 1,000-plus constellation in the past two weeks alone. Today’s launch also set a record for SpaceX for its Falcon 9 rocket reusability program, as it was the ninth flight and landing for this … Read more