The 15th orbital rocket launch of the year thus far from Florida’s Space Coast took place at 9:56 p.m. Sunday, March 1, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off on a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster wrapped up its 26th flight by landing aboard the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX’s next launch will occur during early morning hours Wednesday, March 4, on a similar Starlink mission. More details:

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Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Launch window: 1:58 a.m. to 5:58 a.m.

Trajectory: Northeast.

Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Sonic booms: No.

Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, where he has covered news since 2004. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1

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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Images of SpaceX Falcon 9 nighttime launch March 1 from Cape Canaveral