CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX early Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast, sending more satellites into orbit.
Liftoff happened at 4:21 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX officials said that the launch sent 28 Starlink satellites into orbit.
The launch marked the 22nd flight for the first-stage booster used in this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 14 other Starlink missions.
The first stage of the rocket touched down on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean several minutes after liftoff.