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SpaceX Starlink 82 launch

 







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May 11, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 82 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 51 Starlink satellites (Starlink-82 / Starlink 2-9) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 10 May 2023, at 20:09 UTC (13:09 PDT).

SpaceX Starlink 82 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 10 May 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 landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship

Falcon 9’s first stage (B1075) previously supported SDA Tranche 0 and one Starlink mission.

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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