Launching Hotbird 13G telecom satellite by SpaceX and alighting rocket at sea

The telecom satellite was launched and the rocket landed on a ship at sea. There are 3 more Falcon 9 rocket carrying Eutelsat's Hotbird 13G satellite lifted off from Florida,1:22 a.m. EDT (0522 GMT). Less than nine minutes later, the first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth, landing on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic. Eutelsat's Hotbird 13G satellite deploys from the upper stage of a rocket.

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3 years from now. This was the seventh launch and landing for this stage. The pre-launch mission description stated that the Falcon 9 first stage booster supported the mission. Crew 3 and Crew 4 were the astronauts who flew to the International Space Station. About 36 minutes after liftoff, the Hotbird 13G satellite was deployed into the correct location. The Hotbird 13G will be operated by Eutelsat, a France-based telecom company. The satellite will set up shop above our planet. 

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Hotbird 13G will join Hotbird 13F, which was launched last month. The new satellites will take on a bit of responsibility. Eutelsat representatives wrote that the Hotbird satellite family is one of the largest broadcasting systems in Europe, delivering 1,000 television channels to more than 160 million TV homes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The second launch from Florida's Space Coast was the Hotbird 13G. On Tuesday. The USSF-44 mission was launched by Musk's company SpaceX and NASA's Kennedy Space Center has a space force. The most powerful rocket in use today is the USSF-44. It was the first mission for the Falcon Heavy since June. 

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