SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida space force station
The launch was scheduled to begin at 10:09 p.m.
This was the 20th flight for the first stage of this mission. Previously the mission has launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7 and 12 others.
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