BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launched its next batch of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday afternoon.
Liftoff of the rocket with 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit happened at 5:05 p.m. from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
This was the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, SXM-9, OneWeb Launch 16, Instelsat IS-40e, O3B mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage is set to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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