WASHINGTON, May 16, 2021, SPA -- SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with yet another batch of Starlink satellites, as well as Tyvak-0130 and Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, the company informs, according to Sputnik. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral (Kennedy) Air Force Station in Florida at 06:56 local time on Saturday (22:56 GMT). The launch was broadcast live on the SpaceX Twitter page. "Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship!" SpaceX said on Twitter about one hour after the launch. Less than 30 minutes later, SpaceX confirmed the deployment of the Tyvak-0130 and Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket also launched 52 Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday. The first Starlink satellite was launched in 2019 and the constellation now has over 1,500 operational satellites. --SPA 16:18 LOCAL TIME 13:18 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1558397
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