SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 16th re-flight for Falcon 9 first stage

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink internet satellites to orbit this evening (Oct. 17). The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 8:39 p.m. EDT (0039 GMT on Oct. 18). The rocket's first stage came back to Earth, touching down at sea on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions about 8.5 minutes after launch. It was the 16th flight for this particular rocket's first stage — one shy of the company's reuse record, which was set just last month. More

(Source: Space.com - Oct 19)