SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket

Rocket Launch Time: December 2, 2021 6:12 PM EDT (December 3 4:12am ISD)

There were 48 Starlink satellites on board, plus two Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global. The Falcon 9 rocket on today's launch, called B1060, is a flight-proven booster that has now flown nine times. It made its debut in June 2020, carrying an upgraded GPS satellite into space for the U.S. Space Force.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship pic.twitter.com/mvnvL25hrf

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