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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — While NASA’s Artemis I mission has yet to launch, fans had a chance to see a rocket light up the sky Sunday evening.

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A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 Starlink satellites launched from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Time.

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The rocket will also carry Spaceflight’s orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-LTC.

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After stage separation, the first stage booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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