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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket, deploys 23 satellites Monday night after weekend scrub

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  October 30, 2023 9:07pm EDT
Space
FOX 35 Orlando

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Monday night. The rocket launch happened at 7:20 p.m. and 23 Starlink satellites were sent into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Monday night.  

The rocket launch happened at 7:20 p.m. on Monday. Twenty-three Starlink satellites were sent into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

At 8:26 p.m., SpaceX confirmed the deployment of 23 Starlink satellites. 

This is the eighth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, and two Starlink missions.