SpaceX Hits 700 Falcon 9 Flights With California Starlink Launch

SpaceX has flown its Falcon 9 rocket for the 700th time, according to a count by Spaceflight Now, after a Friday night launch of 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. According to SpaceX's mission page, the rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East and delivered the satellites to low Earth orbit. The first stage, identified as B1093, flew its 18th mission and landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific. The mission was named Starlink 15-18. Elon Musk congratulated the team on Saturday.…

• Falcon 9 reaches 700 flights with the Starlink 15-18 mission from Vandenberg.
• Booster B1093 landed on the droneship after its 18th flight.

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