SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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- SpaceX successfully launched a used Falcon 9 rocket on a space mission for Canada on Wednesday morning.
- The used rocket sent three Earth-observing satellites into space to monitor Canadian land and waters.
- The first-stage of the rocket stuck its landing approximately eight minutes after liftoff, and the satellites were deployed about an hour later.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 7:17 am PST, piercing through the clouds after a foggy launch.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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The satellites were deployed approximately 54 minutes after liftoff.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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The Falcon 9 rocket is a two-stage rocket — the second stage heads into orbit and the first stage comes back to Earth.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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The first-stage landing occurred approximately eight minutes after liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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The first stage successfully landed in SpaceX’s launchpad at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 rocket carrying three satellites on June 12, 2019.
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Watch the broadcast of the launch here:
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