"SpaceX Sets New Record with 60th Launch of Starlink Satellites"
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SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket, which then returned and landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the seventh launch and landing for this particular booster. The upper stage of the rocket will deploy the satellites into low Earth orbit. Another SpaceX launch scheduled for the same day was scrubbed due to an undisclosed issue and is now targeted for Friday.
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