SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from KSC late Wednesday

ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday evening carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  

The mission marked the 15th flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, which has previously supported high-profile launches including mPOWER-B, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, Crew-6, and 10 Starlink missions. 

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After stage separation, the booster landed on the droneship *A Shortfall of Gravitas* stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.  

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