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Space.comRobert Z Pearlman

SpaceX lofts 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch

A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Feb. 16 at 2:59 a.m. EST, deploying 29 Starlink satellites and returning its reusable first stage to the droneship. The flight, flown after a passing cold front, capped a short two‑launch run that began with a Feb. 14 Vandenberg Starlink mission.

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