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SpaceX Starlink 6-62, as seen just south of the Cocoa Beach Pier. Photo: Charles Boyer / ToT

Beneath a full moon this evening, SpaceX launched another twenty-three Starlink Mini V2 satellites to orbit after successfully launching the Starlink 6-62 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this evening.

Liftoff was at 10:35 PM EDT. Around 8.3 minutes after liftoff, the first-stage booster used for the mission, tail number B1080, touched down safely on ASDS A Shortfall of Gravitas, stationed downrange in the Atlantic Ocean. After landing, B1080 has now flown eight times.

After a few days, the droneship will return to Port Canaveral, and B1080 will be transported to SpaceXs Hangar X facility at Kennedy Space Center. There, it will be inspected, refurbished, and prepared for its next mission.

23Starlinksatellites, to be used in SpaceXs orbital-based Internet service. They are manufactured at SpaceXs Starlink manufacturing facility in Redmond, Washington.

As of tonight, SpaceXs Booster B1080.8 has flown the following missions successfully:

If you missed the launch (or were watching in-person) heres a replay of the SpaceX coverage of the launch.

SpaceX plans to launch another set of Starlink satellites down the Bimini Highway to join Group 6. Launch will be in late afternoon or early evening. Check back at Talk of Titusville for a launch preview on Thursday May 23.

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