CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning.
Liftoff happened at 12 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The rocket sent 27 new Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Falcon 9 completes the first 27th launch and landing of a booster and delivers 27 @Starlink satellites to the constellation from Florida pic.twitter.com/2TLtxDqV6j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 14, 2025
The satellites are used to increase the company’s internet capability to locations around the globe.
Shortly after the launch, the rocket’s first stage booster landed on a SpaceX droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
See the full launch broadcast here:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida https://t.co/VDTcQIGbYl
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 14, 2025
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