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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

By Nicolle Osorio, WFTV.com

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

By Nicolle Osorio, WFTV.com

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Another batch of Starlink satellites is now in orbit.

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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday morning.

The rocket blasted off from Launch Complex 40 at 1:03 a.m.

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The rocket carried 56 Starlink satellites into orbit.

Following stage separation, the first stage landed on the Just Read The Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.


This was the eleventh flight for Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched Crew-3, Crew-4, and more.

If you want to watch the launch, see below:

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