BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Wednesday.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 21 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities https://t.co/Qa7uTEJMQt
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The rocket took off at 10:27 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kenney Space Center.
The Falcon 9 is sending another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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SpaceX said this launch was the third flight for the rocket’s first-stage booster, which previously launched GOES-U and a Starlink mission.
After the launch, SpaceX landed the first-stage booster on one of its droneships in the Atlantic Ocean.
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