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SpaceX Starlink 48 launch

 







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June 17, 2022

SpaceX Starlink 48 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-48) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 17 June 2022, at 16:09 UTC (12:09 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 48 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 June 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 (B1060) previously supported twelve missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A and nine Starlink missions.

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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