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Falcon 9 launches Astranis: From One to Many and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Dec 29, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Astranis: From One to Many mission (four Astranis satellites: UtilitySat, NuView Bravo, NuView Alpha, AGILA) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 29 December 2024, at 05:00 UTC (00:00 EST). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1083) previously supported 6 missions: Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31 and 3 Starlink missions.
 

Astranis: From One to Many deployment

Dec 29, 2024

The four Astranis: From One to Many mission satellites (UtilitySat, NuView Bravo, NuView Alpha, AGILA) have been successfully deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 29 December 2024, at 05:00 UTC (00:00 EST).
 
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