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SpaceX hits 3,000 Starlink satellites launched

Posted: Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 12:28 PM ET (1628 GMT)
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 10:14 pm EDT (0214 GMT Wednesday) and placed 52 Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch was delayed from earlier in the evening because of weather. SpaceX has launched more than 3,000 Starlink satellites, of which more than 2,600 are in orbit and functioning.

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