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Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites into space from Cape Canaveral

Liftoff at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was planned for 12:30 p.m. Monday but was pushed back to 2:15 p.m.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Monday, according to the company's website.

Liftoff has been pushed back to 2:15 p.m., with backup opportunities available until 2:48 p.m. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday starting at 11:08 a.m.

This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, according to SpaceX, which previously launched Commercial Resupply Service, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 10 Starlink missions. 

Following stage separation (stage where the rocket has left Earth's atmosphere), the first stage will land on the 'Just Read the Instructions droneship,' which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, SpaceX's website states.

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