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SpaceX Starlink 78 launch

 







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March 29, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 78 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-78 / Starlink 5-10) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 29 March 2023, at 20:01 UTC (16:01 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 78 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 29 March 2023

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 landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship

Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported three missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06 and Inmarsat-6 F2.

Related links:

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

Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/

Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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