SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea again

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A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

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It was the fifth launch and landing for this Falcon first stage — impressive, but far from a SpaceX record: Three different Falcon 9 boosters have a whopping 12 missions under their belts.

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SpaceX has now safely landed Falcon 9 boosters a total of 112 times.

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The 53 Starlink satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff as planned, SpaceX confirmed via Twitter on Friday.

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Such launches will likely be part of our lives for a long time to come. SpaceX plans to keeping building the Starlink network,

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perhaps to truly staggering proportions; the next-generation version of the constellation could eventually consist of up to 30,000 satellites.

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