SpaceX Successfully Launches Astra 1P Comsat Toward Critical 19.2-Degree East Location

After two back-to-back days of delay caused by Florida’s unfavorable weather, SpaceX successfully launched its 62nd Falcon 9 mission of the year on Thursday, establishing 2024—even at midyear—as its second most-flown year to date. Making its ninth launch in under 13 months, the B1080 booster roared away from storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:35 p.m. EDT, carrying the powerful Astra 1P geostationary communications satellite on behalf of Luxembourg-based SES.

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