See photos: SpaceX launches Commercial GTO 1 mission from Cape Canaveral early Sunday
The Falcon 9 booster saw its 13th launch and landing. Previous missions include seven Starlink missions, NASA's Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, and IM-2.
When is the next Florida rocket launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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