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SpaceX Starlink 76 launch

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Starlink Mission patch.


March 17, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 76 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 52 Starlink satellites (Starlink-76 / Starlink 2-8) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 17 March 2023, at 19:26 UTC (12:26 PDT). 

SpaceX Starlink 76 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 17 March 2023

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship,  stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously supported seven missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT and three 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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