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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink satellites is set to launch on Friday.
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This launch will blast off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
Targeting Friday, June 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://t.co/FHNtCC2xqJ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 15, 2022
The instantaneous launch window is scheduled for 12:08 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The first stage booster for this mission also supported the previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2 and nine Starlink missions.
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