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ICYMI: SpaceX rockets another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida

Liftoff happened from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit early Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The early-morning launch happened at 2:28 a.m.

Twenty-seven satellites were sent atop a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit.

It marked the 29th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and 17 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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