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SpaceX Successfully Launches 23 Starlink Satellites in Fourth Liftoff This Week

The latest mission marks a swift recovery from a recent Falcon 9 rocket failure, with measures taken to prevent future issues.

  • The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center at 1 a.m. EDT, deploying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.
  • The first stage of the rocket successfully landed on the drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • This launch was the 12th mission for the booster, which has previously completed nine Starlink missions.
  • SpaceX experienced a two-week grounding following a Falcon 9 failure on July 11, which resulted in the loss of 20 satellites.
  • The company has implemented fixes to prevent the recurrence of the liquid oxygen leak that caused the July 11 failure.
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