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  "path": "/2026/02/25/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-500th-starlink-satellite-in-2026-during-wednesday-falcon-9-flight/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T12:21:36.000Z",
  "site": "https://spaceflightnow.com",
  "tags": [
    "Falcon 9",
    "Mission Reports",
    "News",
    "X Sidebar",
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    "SLC-4E",
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  "textContent": "The Starlink 17-26 mission was also the 540th launch of a previously flown Falcon booster. Liftoff from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 6:17:49 a.m. PST (9:17:49 a.m. EST / 1417:49 UTC). ",
  "title": "SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight"
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