SpaceX launches and lands Falcon 9 rocket deploying 24 Starlink satellites
In the second launch, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It was the rocket’s 12th flight. There was a short delay after the launch window opened, but the rocket launched at roughly 4:29 p.m. ET. After deploying the satellites, the rocket landed on SpaceX’s A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.