SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

Launch recap: Scroll down for updates from the launch of SES o3b mPOWER satellites, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 17 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Having just launched a Falcon 9 on the Space Force RRT-1 mission, SpaceX was aiming fo r another rocket launch Tuesday afternoon.

SpaceX launched a new round of 21 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit, 13 of which can contact cell phones directly.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning. The launch of 21 more Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, happened at 12:35 a.m. Liftoff took place at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In a midnight spectacle, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket soared into the sky at 12:35 a.m. EST on 23 December, delivering 21 Starlink satellites into orbit and breaking its own turnaround record for pad 39A.

Live updates from the launch of the SpaceX Starlink 12-2 mission which lifted off at 12:35 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23 from KSC Pad 39A.