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SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites Before Dawn
2 Dec
Summary
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites.
- The launch occurred early Monday morning from Florida's Space Coast.
- This was SpaceX's 153rd Falcon 9 flight this year.
SpaceX commenced the final month of the year with an early morning launch from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center.
The mission successfully reached its preliminary orbit approximately nine minutes after liftoff, paving the way for the deployment of the Starlink satellites about an hour later. The Falcon's first stage booster achieved its fourth flight and returned for a propulsive landing.
These 29 satellites contribute to SpaceX's expansive broadband internet network, now comprising over 9,100 operational units in low Earth orbit. This launch represented SpaceX's 153rd Falcon 9 flight for the year, with 110 of those dedicated to Starlink deployment.
