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Falcon 9 rocket launch

Arch of a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral in January 2022. This Starlink 4-6 mission delivered 49 satellites into orbit. 

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