A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night, carrying 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 for direct-to-cell service.

The launch occurred at 10:09 p.m. EDT, marking SpaceX’s 48th Falcon 9 launch of 2025.

The booster used, B1077, completed its 20th flight, landing on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean about eight minutes after liftoff.

The 23 satellites were successfully deployed just over an hour after launch, Space Flight Now has reported.

A second Falcon 9 launch scheduled for the same night from Vandenberg was delayed to Monday.

Written by B.C. Begley