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The SpaceX Starlink smallsat family constellation progression continues unabated, with the firm’s latest launch occurring on Sunday, May 9, 2021, when, at 2:42 a.m. EDT, the firm’s Falcon 9 launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
After stage separation, the Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth and landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship.
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This was the first Falcon 9 first stage booster to complete a tenth launch and landing. The first stage booster previously supported Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and now seven Starlink missions.
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