SpaceX launches 49 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket at sea

Space is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Home News Spaceflight SpaceX launches 49 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket at sea By Mike Wall published about 2 hours ago It was the 10th launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 rocket first stage. Click here for more Space.com videos... SpaceX's Starlink internet megaconstellation keeps growing. A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 49 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18) at 9:02 p.m. EST (0203 GMT on Jan. 19). About nine minutes later, the rocket's first stage came down to Earth for a pinpoint touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. More

(Source: Space.com - Jan 19)