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WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida, sending Starlink satellites into orbit

Rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX early Wednesday launched 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida.

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The mission marked the fifth flight for the first stage booster, which previously supported launches for SES O3b mPOWER-E, Crew-10, Bandwagon-3, and another Starlink mission.

[Watch another SpaceX launch Starlink mission from Florida coast in video below.]

After stage separation, the first-stage booster landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


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