Watch SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket on record-breaking 13th mission today

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The two-stage Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:09 p.m.

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It is the first of three rockets in three days from three different pads for SpaceX this weekend.

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If all goes according to plan, the 53 satellites will be deployed into low Earth orbit about 15.5 minutes after launch

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the Falcon 9's first stage will come down to Earth for a vertical landing on the SpaceX droneship

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It will be the 13th launch and landing for this Falcon 9 first stage, setting a new SpaceX reuse record

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The company has launched more than 2,600 Starlink craft to date(opens in new tab), and the number will continue to increase far into the future;

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The company has already launched 23 missions in 2022, 14 of them dedicated Starlink flights.

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