Spacex Launches 53 Starlink Satellites to Low-Earth Orbit. Great First Stage Landing

SpaceX launched Friday, April 29 a Falcon 9 of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. at 5:27 p.m. ET, or 21:27 UTC,

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, one Starlink mission, and Ax-1. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Credit: SpaceX