A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully lifted off from SLC-40 of Cape Canaveral in Florida on the Starlink 8 mission carrying 58 SpaceX Starlink satellites as well as 3 SkySat Earth observation spacecraft as part of a rideshare agreement. The first stage booster, B1059, which launched for the third time successfully landed on the Atlantic ocean barge Of Course I Still Love You. Booster B1059 has previously launched the SpaceX CRS-19 Dragon and SpaceX CRS-20 Dragon to the International Space Station. Deployment of the Starlink satellites as well as the SkySat satellites took place out of range of ground stations later in the mission.
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