CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base on early Friday morning.
The launch carried 22 Starlink satellites into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40. The launch ultimately went off at 12:01 a.m. on Friday following two delays earlier on Thursday night.
This launch is the 15th flight for the first-stage booster used in this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8 and seven other Starlink missions.
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Following stage separation, the booster landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship that will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch was scrubbed Thursday and moved to Friday night.
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