SpaceX Starlink Mission: Feb. 17, 2023 | Vandenberg Space Force Base

On Friday, February 17, 2023, at 11:12 a.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 51 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

This was the ninth launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, launched which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and now seven Starlink missions.

Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)

Image Date: Feb. 17, 2023

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