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US: SpaceX Rockets Past Milestone with 100th Falcon 9 Launch of 2024, Boosts Starlink Megaconstellation

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Cape Canaveral, United States - October 23, 2024

In a dramatic display of precision and power, SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on October 23, marking the company's 100th Falcon 9 mission of 2024. The evening launch from Florida's Space Coast faced a one-day weather delay but lifted off smoothly, delivering yet another boost to the ever-expanding Starlink broadband network.

The Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the 23 spacecraft, surged into the sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, while the first-stage booster—on its 18th journey and 13th Starlink mission—nailed a textbook landing on the drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" in the Atlantic Ocean, eight minutes post-launch.

With over two-thirds of SpaceX's missions this year devoted to Starlink, the megaconstellation continues to swell, reinforcing the company’s dominance in satellite internet services and reshaping the future of global connectivity.

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