SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 28 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from Florida

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 28 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 22 Starlink missions.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 28 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from Florida. 

What was being launched?

What we know:

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 28 Starlink satellites.

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This is the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 22 Starlink missions.

What's next:

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket launched the first certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Jan. 8, 2024 at 2:18 a.m. ET. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance (ULA)

When and where did the launch take place?

Timeline:

SpaceX launched the rocket around 8:31 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5. 

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The launch took place at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX. 

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