
SpaceX launches new Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral
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- May 21, 2025
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The booster used was on its first flight, a rarity for SpaceX.
The booster landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship.
The next launch from Cape Canaveral is scheduled for no earlier than May 24.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster with a clean slate took to the sky Tuesday night, as it lofted a batch of internet satellites to orbit.
The mission was referred to as Starlink 12-15, and was the latest set of 23 SpaceX Starlink satellites. Starlink provides internet service to customers in some of the most remote places on Earth.
According to SpaceX, the booster, or first stage of the rocket, was on its first flight with this mission. That's something of a rarity, as the company has been pushing its fleet of boosters to flights into the double digits. Most recently, a SpaceX booster saw its 28th flight.
SpaceX does not recover the upper stage of the rocket, allowing it to burn up in the atmosphere.
The 11:19 p.m. May 20 launch was quiet. Just over eight minutes past the liftoff, the new first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which was waiting out in the Atlantic Ocean. Because of this distance, no Space Coast sonic booms were heard.
In the coming days, the Falcon 9 booster will return to Port Canaveral for recovery and refurbishment. Those fortunate enough to catch sight of the booster will notice its clean appearance compared to its well-flown counterparts which usually sail in and are marked from multiple trips through the atmosphere.
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