CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a satellite mission Thursday morning.
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The rocket is sent the Maxar 2 mission into orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Liftoff happened at 9 a.m. as scheduled.
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Liftoff of @Maxar 2! pic.twitter.com/FYnti1LmH7
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 15, 2024
Maxar 2 is the second of three missions with Maxar to send six WorldView Legion satellites to orbit.
Falcon 9 launched the first two WorldView satellites from California earlier this year.
This is the 16th flight for the Falcon 9 booster, which was previously used for Eutelsat 36D, a OneWeb launch and eight Starlink missions.
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@Maxar 2 is our second mission with Maxar this year, after previously launching their first two Worldview Legion satellites to orbit from California in May pic.twitter.com/n4gkT0jqCL
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 15, 2024
The first stage booster landed on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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