Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 21 Starlink satellites, soars past full moon

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After a collection of delays earlier within the week, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lastly lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A at 8:53 pm on Saturday. The rocket was carrying 21 starlink satellites into orbit, with 13 of them geared up with direct to cell capabilities, which is designed to reinforce cellular connectivity.
While there was no official clarification for the delay, the liftoff was an exciting sight for a lot of viewers. Depending on their location, spectators watched because the rocket flew both over, beneath, or proper in entrance of the full moon, which was seen within the jap sky. It was a spectacular show for these within the Space Coast space, Florida.

This specific launch marked the tenth flight for the Falcon 9’s first-stage booster, which had already seen motion in a number of earlier missions, together with 4 starlink missions, Nasa Crew-8, and others, reported Florida Today.
Despite some anticipating sonic booms in central Florida, the booster efficiently landed on the drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” about eight-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, because it made its approach again to the Atlantic Ocean.
Looking forward, SpaceX is making ready for one more launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, April 13, for one more batch of Starlink satellites.