Elon Musk's SpaceX continues to extend the life of Falcon rockets 9, used to create the Starlink constellation of internet satellites.
Monday morning, 14 April, SpaceX has launched a Falcon rocket 9 from 27 by Starlink Internet satellites from the Florida Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral.
This was the 27th launch of this particular rocket's first stage, which means, that the company once again broke its own record for multiple launches. 16 with 27 launches of this rocket were devoted to the deployment of the Starlink constellation of satellites.
Also, the launch vehicle returned to Earth for the 27th time. It happened just over eight minutes after launch. Meanwhile, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 continued to transfer 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, deployment took place on schedule - approx 65 minutes after launch.