SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida today

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SpaceX is set to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, today, October 30. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off during a four-hour window starting at 5:10 p.m. EDT. This launch follows a recent mission on October 26, where SpaceX successfully deployed 22 Starlink satellites. The Falcon 9's first stage is expected to land on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean after liftoff. With this launch, SpaceX will have completed over 100 Falcon 9 missions in 2024, focusing largely on expanding its Starlink satellite network, which currently includes nearly 6,500 satellites in low Earth orbit.


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