"SpaceX Successfully Deploys Leap Day Starlink Satellites and Lands Rocket at Sea"

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"SpaceX Successfully Deploys Leap Day Starlink Satellites and Lands Rocket at Sea"
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SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Leap Day, marking the 11th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage. The rocket's booster landed at sea on the drone ship Just Read The Instructions for future use. SpaceX aims to build a megaconstellation of up to 42,000 satellites in low Earth orbit to provide global, high-speed internet access directly from space.

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