SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launches another batch of Starlink satellites aboard its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:38 p.m. at Space Launch Complex 40.

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This was the 17th flight for the first-stage booster used in the launch, which was previously used in the GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Trasnporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and Transporter-6 missions, along with 11 other Starlink launches.

After stage separation, the booster will land on the Just Read The Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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