SpaceX Launches Doubleheader with Starlink Satellites and SES-18/19 on Falcon 9 Block 5.

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SpaceX set a new record by launching two Falcon 9 rockets in just over four hours, with the first carrying 52 Starlink internet satellites from California and the second launching two SES television broadcast payloads from Florida. The back-to-back missions set a record for the shortest span between two SpaceX Falcon 9 launches in the company’s history. The SES 18 and SES 19 communications satellites launched to kick off 15-year missions relaying C-band video and television programming for media networks and cable providers across North America.

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