SpaceX sent another batch of 23 Starlink satellites for their orbital-based Internet service tonight from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 booster. The mission was designated Starlink 6-37, part of Group 6 of Starlink satellites providing global Internet connectivity to the company’s customers.
Liftoff was shortly after 8:52 pm EST from Pad SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Tonight’s re-useable booster was B1071, making its 12th flight. Roughly eight minutes after liftoff, B1071 touched down safely near the Bahamas on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The second stage continued to carry the company’s payload to orbit, which it achieved successfully at about the same time the first stage booster touched down. Shortly afterward, the Starlink satellites were deployed and mission managers deemed the launch a success.