PHOTO OF THE DAY: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

By  //  April 29, 2021

Photo taken by Steve Wilson in Viera

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, April 28.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, April 28.

Liftoff happened at 11:44 p.m. ET

This was the seventh launch and landing of this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, and four Starlink missions.

The landing of the first stage booster was a success as it landed safely on drone ship ‘Just Read the Instructions’ stationed in the Atlantic ocean.

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, April 28. (Steve Wilson Image)