A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 53 Starlink satellites (Starlink-51) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 17 July 2022, at 14:20 UTC (10:20 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1051) previously supported twelve missions: SXM-7, RADARSAT Constellation Mission, Demo-1 (Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission) and nine Starlink missions.
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