Posted: Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 8:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
The final orbital launch of the year was a Starlink mission. A Falcon 9 lifted off Tuesday at 12:39 am EST (0539 GMT) from Cape Canaveral and deployed 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. Of the 134 Falcon launches by SpaceX in 2024, 89 were dedicated to Starlink.

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