SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from California on April 6

SpaceX is set to launch 21 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Saturday night (April 6) from California.

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A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft — including six that can beam service directly to cell phones

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SpaceX will stream the launch via its X account, beginning about five minutes before the window opens.

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The Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth for a vertical landing about eight minutes after liftoff

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if all goes according to plan. It will touch down on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

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The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue hauling the 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit

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Two-thirds of the 33 orbital missions that SpaceX has launched so far

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Tonight's liftoff will be the second Starlink launch in two days, if all goes to plan: SpaceX launched 23 of the broadband craft early Friday morning

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SpaceX had been planning to launch the 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Friday night but canceled that attempt due to bad weather.

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It will touch down on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

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