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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video and photos)

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video and photos)

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast this afternoon (October 30).

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:10 PM EDT (2110 GMT).

The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage returned to Earth for a vertical landing about eight minutes after liftoff as planned. It landed on the SpaceX “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida on October 30, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)

This was the 14th launch and landing of this particular booster, according to A SpaceX mission description.

The Falcon 9 rocket’s upper stage continued its journey skyward. It will deploy 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) about 64 minutes after liftoff, if all goes according to plan.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on the deck of a ship at sea shortly after 23 Starlink internet satellites were launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 30, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)