SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites into orbit

Elon Musk's SpaceX has completed its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites, breaking a record in the process.

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According to Space.com, the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, which scrubbed at T-46 seconds on Thursday, lifted off successfully from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday.

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The agency tweeted, "Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed – completing SpaceX's 32nd mission of 2022!"

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Liftoff occurred at 1.40 p.m. in severely foggy West Coast conditions.

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The launch enabled SpaceX to break its previous record of 31 record launches in 2021 with a 32nd record launch in 2022, and counting.

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The first stage of the Falcon 9 also completed its mission, landing atop the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

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