SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:18 p.m.

The launch will be the 25th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission. It previously launched Crew-5; GPS III Space Vehicle 06; Inmarsat I6-52; CRS-28; Intelsat G-37; NG-20; TD7; and 17 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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