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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket – Space.com

SpaceX’s reusable rockets have now hit double digits.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and then stuck a landing at sea to cap a record 10th flight for the company’s reusable booster.
The veteran Falcon 9 rocket blasted off before dawn from Space Launch Complex 40 here at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:42 a.m. EDT (0642 GMT), marking the company’s 14th launch of the year. It was also one for the record books as the flight was this particular booster’s 10th…

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