CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its latest Falcon 9 rocket mission Saturday morning.
The launch, which was postponed from Thursday, lifted off at 11:31 a.m.
The mission sent 60 more of the broadband internet communication satellites to space.
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About 10 minutes after the launch, the Falcon 9 first stage booster came back and landed perfectly on Space X's ocean faring drone ship positioned out in the Atlantic.
Crews spent the last two days resolving the issue and inspecting the entire vehicle.
The constellation grew to more than 700 after another launch last Sunday morning. Starlink will allow people around the world without internet to access it.
Last Sunday was both a launch and landing success.