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WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening from Florida’s Space Coast.

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The company moved forward with another rocket launch after it was forced to scrub the early morning launch attempt of Crew-6.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket to send another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was originally set for 1:38 p.m. Monday, but it was pushed back to 6:13 p.m.

SpaceX sent 21 second-generation Starlink satellites into space.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-26 and OneWeb Launch 16, SpaceX said.

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The Falcon 9′s first stage booster landed on SpaceX’s “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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