SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Internet Satellites into Space
TEHRAN (ANA)- U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday, August 02.
According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:01 a.m. Eastern Time (0501 GMT).
Shortly after the launch, Falcon 9's first-stage booster returned and landed on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 23 satellites.
The liftoff was the 12th launch and landing for this booster, according to a SpaceX mission description.
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