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Tag: January 13
SpaceX Launches Another 21 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX kicked off a busy launch week that features flights from all four of its launch pads between California, Florida and Texas. Assuming no launch slips, it will launch three Falcon 9 rockets and the seventh flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy rocket. First up was the Starlink 12-4 mission, which launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff happened at 11:47 a.m. EST (1647 UTC).”
Full Story (Spaceflight Now)
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral (Launch at 00:59:25 mark)
(Spaceflight Now; YouTube)