A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capability, from Florida this afternoon (March 18).

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida on Tuesday afternoon. What we know A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 23 Starlink – 13 of which are equipped with Direct to Cell capabilities.

Roughly two hours before a planned splashdown of a SpaceX capsule carrying stuck astronauts, SpaceX launched another Starlink mission from the Space Coast.