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Updated · News 13 Orlando · Jun 5
SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9's 35th Mission
Updated
Updated · News 13 Orlando · Jun 5

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites on Falcon 9's 35th Mission

3 articles · Updated · News 13 Orlando · Jun 5

Summary

  • 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 6:13 a.m. ET on the Starlink 10-35 mission, heading to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9.
  • B1067 flew its 35th mission, making another recovery after stage separation with a landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic.
  • 10,555 Starlink satellites were already in orbit before the launch, with 9,490 in operational orbit, according to Harvard-Smithsonian tracker Jonathan McDowell.
  • The deployment extends SpaceX's fast-paced Starlink buildup, a day after another Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral also carried 29 Starlink satellites.

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