June 22, 2024
SpaceX conducts two launches
SpaceX launched a pair of Falcon 9 rockets carrying a combined 42 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The first rocket with its 22 orbitals launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1:15 p.m. ET Sunday.
The reusable first-stage booster returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 minutes after launch. This was the 11th flight of the booster rocket and the 75th time this droneship has been used to recover a first stage booster.
Between weather and technical issues, SpaceX has been facing challenges in deploying this mission since June 14. Photo credit 1 of 3 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on Sunday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1:15 p.m. ET Sunday.
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