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SpaceX Starlink 80 launch

 







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April 27, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 80 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 46 Starlink satellites (Starlink-80 / Starlink 3-5) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 27 April 2023, at 13:40 UTC (06:40 PDT). 

SpaceX Starlink 80 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 April 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 (B1061) previously supported twelve missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 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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