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SpaceX Starlink 83 launch

 







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May 14, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Starlink 83 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 56 Starlink satellites (Starlink-83 / Starlink 5-9) to low-Earth orbit, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 14 May 2023, at 05:03 UTC (01:03 EDT).

SpaceX Starlink 83 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 May 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 (B1067) previously supported ten missions: CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat-5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3b mPOWER-a 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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