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Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Just 27 Days After Last Mission
After delivering the satellites into space, the rocket came back to Earth and landed successfully on the ship "Of Course I Still Love You."
February 4, 2021
HAWTHORNE (CBSLA) — Sixty more Starlink internet satellites were successfully launched into orbit early Thursday via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 1:19 a.m. from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Thursday’s launch was the fifth for this Falcon 9, which last flew just 27 days ago – the quickest turnaround between missions for any SpaceX rocket.
After delivering the satellites into space, the rocket came back to Earth and landed successfully on the ship “Of Course I Still Love You.”
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