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SpaceX resumes Starlink launches with Falcon 9 after three-week gap
Original: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (photo)
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Starlink satellite mission, its first flight in more than three weeks. The pause in launches had drawn attention among space enthusiasts, and the company marked the return to flight with photos of the liftoff. The mission continues SpaceX's regular deployment of satellites for its Starlink internet constellation.
Why now: The launch ends an unusually long three-week gap in SpaceX's launch cadence, prompting interest in why flights had paused and what the mission carried.
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