A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 23 Starlink satellites (Starlink-116 / Starlink 6-24) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 22 October 2023, at 02:17 UTC (21 October, at 22:17 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) previously supported three missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid and one Starlink mission. Credit: SpaceX
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