SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida’s Space Coast Liftoff reset for 11:33 a.m. Thursday
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX on Thursday launched a Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Space Coast.
SpaceX scrubbed the launch, originally set for Wednesday morning after the company announced it would reset the launch to Thursday due to unfavorable booster recovery weather.
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The launch was originally set for 8:35 a.m. on Thursday but was pushed back to 11:33 a.m.
SpaceX officials said the launch sent 21 Starlink communications satellites — 13 of which have Direct-to-Cell capabilities — into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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