SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (April 5, 2024)

On Friday, April 5, 2024, SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket vehicle with 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The company also has another launch scheduled for later today from California to launch 21 Starlink satellites.

Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/xqlmWIs17E

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 5, 2024

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This was the 14th flight or the first stage booster which previously supported major launches such as CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, and more.

After calling for stage separation, the first stage landed on a droneship located in the Atlantic Ocean. This landing counts as the 275th on a droneship.

275th landing of a Falcon 9 rocket complete as the first stage safely lands on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship pic.twitter.com/wKMOGSQiYY

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 5, 2024

The company confirmed this deployment later on