The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 2:46 a.m. EDT (0646 GMT), marking the company’s 130th mission of the year and the rocket’s 126th flight in 2025.
The first stage of Falcon 9 returned about 8.5 minutes after liftoff, landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 28 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida https://t.co/4SZ9F9yI3d
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