SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites and nails landing on 80th orbital mission of 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 12:05 a.m EST (0505 GMT) on Nov. 8, 2023. [Full Story]() The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth safely as planned, touching down at sea on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions about 8.5 minutes after launch. Credit: SpaceX