SpaceX launches third flight in five days, launches Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX launches third flight in five days, launches Starlink satellites into orbit Aviation Week Network

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CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX launched its 47th batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on May 18, marking the company’s third launch in five days. A 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:59 a.m. EDT with 53 satellites for SpaceX’s still-growing Starlink broadband connection …

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