After a few hour delay, a batch of 22 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation – SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system, successfully launches at 11:12 pm on Friday, September 8, 2023 from LC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major "production run" aimed at improving the ability for rapid reuse of the rocket, better reliability and performance. Following the stage separation, the first stage (reusable part) will return to land on a droneship on the Atlantic Ocean, so there will be no booster return burn to see in this photo, but the sonic boom was still heard and felt upon booster return!

Mission Details
Type: Communications
Launch Cost: $52,000,000
Location: LC-40 CCSFS
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit