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SpaceX Starlink 40 launch

 







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March 9, 2022

SpaceX Starlink 40 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 48 Starlink satellites (Starlink-40) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 9 March 2022, at 13:45 UTC (08:45 EST).

SpaceX Starlink 40 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 March 2022

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1052) previously supported two Falcon Heavy missions, Arabsat-6A and STP-2, and launched CSG-2.

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/
 
Image, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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