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SpaceX Starlink 79 launch

 







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April 19, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 79 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 second-generation Starlink satellites (Starlink-79 / Starlink 6-2) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 19 April 2023, at 14:31 UTC (10:31 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 79 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 19 April 2023

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 (B1073) previously supported seven missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27 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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