TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday night.
The private space company said the rocket launched the Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40.
The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:32 p.m. ET.
After liftoff and stage separation, the first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Falcon 9’s first stage booster supporting the mission previously supported SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1, and three Starlink missions.