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VIDEO: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, sending satellites into orbit

Liftoff takes place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:56 a.m. at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The launch marked the 14th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, Commercial GTO-1, and seven Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


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