WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket from Cape Canaveral, Lands First-Stage Booster Engine
By Space Coast Daily // March 18, 2025
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket Tuesday Afternoon from Cape Canaveral
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, March 18, carrying 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch lifted off at 3:57 p.m. ET as scheduled.
This was the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 11 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage successfully landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.