KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening from Florida’s Space Coast.
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The company moved forward with another rocket launch after it was forced to scrub the early morning launch attempt of Crew-6.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket to send another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was originally set for 1:38 p.m. Monday, but it was pushed back to 6:13 p.m.
Due to a space weather concern, now targeting no earlier than 6:13 p.m. ET for today’s launch of 21 second-generation Starlink satellites from Florida
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 27, 2023
SpaceX sent 21 second-generation Starlink satellites into space.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-26 and OneWeb Launch 16, SpaceX said.
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The Falcon 9′s first stage booster landed on SpaceX’s “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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