SpaceX launching 54 Starlink satellites and a rocket that lands at sea

On Saturday night, SpaceX sent 54 more Starlink broadband satellites into orbit.

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At 11:41 p.m on Saturday, a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink spacecraft launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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That occurred around 80 minutes later than anticipated since SpaceX had to wait for some adverse weather to pass.

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The Falcon 9's first stage descended to Earth for a landing on the SpaceX droneship less than nine minutes after liftoff.

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It was this Falcon 9 first stage's second launch and landing.

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As expected, roughly 15 minutes after liftoff, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 continued to transport the 54 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. SpaceX confirmed this via Twitter.

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