BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Another day, another launch from Florida’s Space Coast.
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SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday.
The rocket lifted off at 2:10 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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It then delivered 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The satellites are used to provide broadband internet capability to locations around the globe.
Falcon 9 delivers 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida pic.twitter.com/MH3yNH6e0e
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 15, 2024
Following separation, the first stage booster landed on “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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On Monday, NASA got its Europa Clipper mission underway.
That started with a launch from KSC, courtesy of a Falcon Heavy rocket.
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