Posted: Sun, May 12, 2024, 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
SpaceX launched one set of Starlink satellites from Florida Wednesday and another from California a little more than a day later. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at 2:42 pm EDT (1842 GMT) and placed 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. SpaceX has now conducted 83 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches from LC-39A, exceeding the number of shuttle launches from that pad over three decades. Another Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:30 am EDT (0430 GMT) Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and placed 20 Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch was scheduled for Wednesday night but scrubbed for undisclosed reasons. The 20 Starlink satellites on this launch included 13 with direct-to-cell payloads.

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•  Space.com article about California article