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Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to space
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Friday night.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Friday night.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 8:32 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
This mission represented the first-stage booster's 21st flight. The booster had previously launched missions such as GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 13 Starlink missions.
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Approximately eight minutes after the launch, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.