WATCH: SpaceX Officially Kicks Off Space Force With Rocket Launch From Cape Canaveral

By  //  January 7, 2020

Liftoff happened at 9:19 p.m.

ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, for its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – OSpaceX launched its third launch of Starlink satellites on Monday, January 6,  from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

The rocket lifted off at at 9:19 p.m. EST

Falcon 9’s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018.

Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX plans to launch another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket Monday night, Jan. 6. (SpaceX image)