SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida’s East Coast.

The rocket launched at 8:50 a.m. on Saturday.

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This was SpaceX’s 21st flight for the first stage booster for this mission. Previous launches for this mission include CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, and 11 Starlink missions, among others.

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

The live stream of the launch can be viewed in the video player above.

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