SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida coast

Falcon 9 lifted off at midnight

SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s coast overnight.

The rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at midnight.

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SpaceX said this will be the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3B mPOWER-A, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, Galileo L13, Koreasat-6A, and 15 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.