SpaceX rockets more Starlink satellites into space

Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.SpaceX on Thursday launched its latest Starlink mission from Florida, sending 28 satellites to low-Earth orbit.

The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 9:52 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX said the launch is the 23rd flight for the first-stage booster, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19 and 18 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage was set to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.