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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida’s Space Coast

Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:06 p.m.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX rounded out a busy month with another Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

After scrubbing Saturday’s attempt, SpaceX launched a batch of 23 second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites at 5:06 p.m. on Sunday.

Following stage separation, a booster is set to land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. No sonic boom is expected.

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On Tuesday, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast for its Telkomsat’s Merah Putih 2 mission.


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