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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites into orbit

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX launched 22 Starlink satellites into low orbit from the Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday.

The launch, the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, took place around 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Following the launch, the first stage boosters of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

More details on the launch can be found on the SpaceX website. You can watch the rocket launch in the video player above.