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Launch of Starlink Group 15-24
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg in California at 1426 UTC, or 0726 local time (PDT). This was carrying Starlink Group 15-24, a batch of 27 satellites for the constellation. It was the 686th flight of the Falcon 9, and the 19th flight of booster B1088, which successfully landed on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. [Source: SpaceX]
China Announces Lunar CubeSat Missions
On Friday, The International Deep Space Exploration Association (IDSEA) and CNSA's Deep Space Exploration Laboratory announced plans to launch of a fleet of 30 CubeSats into a 1:3 Earth-Moon resonant orbit to monitor and perform scientific research in cislunar space. The satellites will be developed by various countries, including Thailand, Serbia, Egypt, Senegal, and Indonesia, most of which are members of the Chinese and Russian led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project. [Source: Xinhua]
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