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SpaceX Starlink 61 launch

 







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Sept. 18, 2022

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 61 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 54 Starlink satellites (Starlink-61 / Starlink 4-34) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 19 September 2022, at 00:18 UTC (18 September, at 20:18 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 61 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 September 2022

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship,  stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1067) previously supported five missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4 and CRS-25.

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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