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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida Space Coast

Rocket took off at 5:47 p.m.

FILE PHOTO - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (WKMG)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday evening.

The launch went up at 5:47 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, bringing 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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The launch was originally scheduled for Tuesday at 7:28 p.m., though the company ultimately announced it would be pushed back due to “unfavorable recovery weather conditions.”

This was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ispace M1, CRS-27, SES 22, Amazonas-6, Bandwagon-1, and 12 Starlink missions.

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Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


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