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Sept. 11, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 60 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 34 Starlink satellites (Starlink-60 / Starlink 4-2)  and AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite to low-Earth orbit, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 11 September 2022, at 01:20 UTC (10 September, at 21:20 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 60 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 11 September 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 (B1058) previously supported thirteen missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and eight 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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