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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 tonight, marking Florida’s 100th rocket launch of the year

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center tonight, marking the 100th rocket launch from Florida’s coast this year.

The Falcon 9 rocket will carry 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, with a launch window opening just after 10 PM.

After the rocket’s separation, the booster is planned to land on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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