SpaceX Launched 23 Starlink Satellites From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.  The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth safely as planned, touching down at sea on the SpaceX drone ship about 8.5 minutes after launch.  Credit: SpaceX

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00:00 at 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition and liftoff. Go Falcon, go Starlink.

00:09 Vehicle is pitching downrange.

00:17 Engine chamber pressure is nominal.

00:20 [engine noise]

00:30 [engine noise]

00:52 Power and telemetry nominal.

00:54 [engine noise]

01:01 Falcon 9 is supersonic.

01:03 [engine noise]

01:17 Max Q.

01:18 [engine noise]

01:37 And back to you.

01:38 [no audio]

02:07 [no audio]

02:34 MECO.

02:35 [no audio]

02:37 Stage separation confirmed.

02:39 [no audio]

02:44 And back ignition.

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03:14 Staring separation confirmed.

03:16 [no audio]

03:45 [no audio]

03:58 Vehicle is on nominal trajectories.

04:00 [no audio]

04:29 [no audio]

04:58 [no audio]

05:27 [no audio]

05:56 Both vehicles continue to follow nominal trajectories.

05:59 [no audio]

06:15 Stage 1 FTS is saved.

06:17 [no audio]

06:24 Stage 1 entry burn startup.

06:26 [no audio]

06:44 Stage 1 entry burn shutdown.

06:46 Stage 2 FTS is saved.

06:49 [no audio]

07:18 [no audio]

07:38 Stage 1 transonic.

07:40 [no audio]

08:04 Stage 2 terminal guidance.

08:05 Stage 1 landing burn.

08:07 [no audio]

08:22 Landing leg deploy.

08:24 [no audio]

08:31 Stage 1 landing confirmed.

08:33 [no audio]

08:49 See you.

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