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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites in Florida (video, photos)

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SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites into space today (August 10), as the company continues to build out its massive internet constellation.

At 8:50 a.m. EDT (12:50 p.m. GMT) today, a Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink spacecraft into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida, following a day-long weather delay.

As is typical for such missions, the Falcon 9 first stage gently touched down on Earth about eight minutes after launch, landing aboard the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions, which was moored in the Atlantic Ocean.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 21 Starlink satellites on August 10, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX)

This was the 21st time a first stage has traveled into space, According to SpaceX:. That’s just one mission short of SpaceX’s record for rocket reuse.

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