UPDATED 9:27 AM ET Aug. 20, 2024 PUBLISHED 7:05 AM ET Aug. 20, 2024 PUBLISHED 7:05 AM EDT Aug. 20, 2024 SHARE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Space fans were in for a treat on Tuesday morning as they watched a brand-new SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket take off with more than 20 Starlink satellites. What You Need To Know SpaceX sent up the Starlink 10-5 mission Liftoff took place at Space Launch Complex 40 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 20, 2024 The Falcon 9 rocket sent up Starlink 10-5 mission at 9:20 a.m. ET, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, stated SpaceX. The 45th Weather Squadron gave an 80% chance of good liftoff conditions, with the only concerns being the thick cloud layers and cumulus cloud rules. If the launch were pushed back, the next attempt would have been Wednesday at 4:58 a.m. ET. First time up This will be Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1085’s first launch ever. And if all goes well, its next launch will be the NASA-Crew-9 mission next month. After the stage separation, the first-stage rocket landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas that will be in the Atlantic Ocean. Successful landing, completing the first launch and landing for this Falcon booster pic.twitter.com/GLFavJVFig