SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches on Next Starlink Mission Written 18 April 2024
SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 5:26 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 17. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX completed its latest Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday evening. The Starlink 6-51 mission came about a week-and-a-half after the launch of its first Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from that same launch pad.” Liftoff occurred at 5:26 p.m. EDT.
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SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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