WATCH: SpaceX lights up Florida skies with nighttime Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites

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Rocket launch lights up Florida skies

SpaceX lit up Florida skies with its successful launch of Starlink satellites into orbit by way of its Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening. The launch was slated to happen Saturday night from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, but unfavorable weather caused a pushback.

SpaceX lit up Florida skies with its successful launch of Starlink satellites into orbit by way of its Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening. 

The launch was slated to happen Saturday night from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, but unfavorable weather caused a pushback.

The rocket ultimately lifted off at 8:50 p.m. on Sunday.

This is the sixth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, and two Starlink missions. 

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