SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with Starlink satellites from Space Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — More SpaceX Starlink satellites are in orbit after a successful launch from our Space Coast Friday.

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A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station just after midnight.

About eight minutes later, the first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Video: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites just after midnight on Friday. (WFTV)

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SpaceX said the 22 satellites were sent into orbit as part of the company’s 50th mission of 2023.

If you missed Friday morning’s liftoff, you’ll have another chance to watch a rocket launch on Friday night, when SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket.

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The world’s largest private communications satellite is scheduled to lift from Kennedy Space Center at 11:04 p.m.

If you can’t see the launch in person, you can watch it on WFTV.com and on Channel 9.

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