[…] For a time, it seemed possible that SpaceX would attempt two missions within two hours of each other, as B1061 flew Starlink from the Cape and the brand-new B1071 core rose from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., laden with the highly secretive NROL-87 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Targeted launch times (though unconfirmed by SpaceX) saw NROL-87 flying at 12:18 p.m. PST, followed by Starlink at 4:51 p.m. EST, a mere 93 minutes later. That would have set a new personal best for the shortest interval between a pair of SpaceX launches, eclipsing the 15 hours set between two missions last December. […]
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