boosters landed on drone ships off the coast of Florida
Watch Falcon 9 launch the @Eutelsat_Group EUTELSAT 36D mission to orbit https://t.co/NupEZQj1e4
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 30, 2024
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets successfully launched from Brevard County within four hours of each other on Saturday night.
The first launch lifted off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A with a Eutelsat36D satellite aboard at 5:52 p.m.
The EUTELSAT 36D satellite successfully deployed about 34 minutes after launch. It will provide hundreds of TV channels and connectivity services to areas in Africa and Eurasia, according to the Eutelsat Group.
The Falcon 9 booster then landed on the SpaceX Just Read the Instructions drone ship off the coast of Florida.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/qaV1FketJT
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 31, 2024
Then, at 9:30 p.m., SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40, and the booster landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship, also off the coast of Florida.
In addition, SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Saturday, March 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Liftoff is targeted for 10:48 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 11:30 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Sunday, March 31 starting at 7:38 p.m. PT.
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