NEW YORK (XINHUA) – United States (US) private space company SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday.
According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1.01am Eastern Time (0501 GMT). Shortly after the launch, Falcon 9’s first-stage booster returned and landed on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 23 satellites. Friday’s liftoff was the 12th launch and landing for this booster, according to a SpaceX mission description.
