CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Sunday.
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This launch was part of SpaceX’s Starlink mission.
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The rocket took off at 10:20 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Once in orbit, the rocket deployed 53 Starlink satellites.
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This was the 13th time that SpaceX launched the same Falcon 9 first stage.
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SpaceX said the first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and nine Starlink missions.
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After the launch, the first stage landed on SpaceX Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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