A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rose into the night sky for an on-time liftoff of 8:32 p.m. EDT Friday from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Onboard was the next batch of Starlink satellites, Starlink 6-59.
SpaceX lined up and knocked out another Starlink launch from the Space Coast on Friday night using a first-stage booster for a fleet-leading 21st time.
The world’s most powerful rocket will soon call Cape Canaveral its operational home. SpaceX’s Starship is still in its testing phase down in Texas, but once it’s mission ready, it’ll move to the Space Coast.