Watch again: SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into orbit following Florida launch

SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into orbit following Florida launch

SpaceX has sent another batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit Monday evening following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX has sent another batch of its Starlink satellites into orbit Monday evening following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The launch occurred at 6:13 p.m. after being delayed for nearly five hours due to a "space weather concern," SpaceX said in a tweet. The launch was originally scheduled for 1:38 p.m.

The mission includes 21 second-generation Starlink satellites into low orbit, which provide satellite-based internet access.

The first stage booster supporting this mission was previously launched on the CRS-26 mission and OneWeb Launch 16. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This marked the 174th landing of an orbital class rocket.

Earlier Monday, NASA and SpaceX scrubbed their Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station due to a ground systems issue. That mission, which will send four astronauts to the ISS, is now scheduled for 12:34 a.m. on Thursday, March 2.