BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Brevard County on Wednesday.
The space agency said the rocket was carrying 23 more Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. It took off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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Targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 16, 2024
SpaceX said it was the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and five Starlink missions.