SpaceX just set another send off record.

The organization sent 21 of its Starlink web satellites to circle this evening (Sept. 3) on a Hawk 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 GMT on Sept. 4).

It was SpaceX’s 62nd orbital mission of 2023, establishing another standard for most trips in a year, as per organization organizer and President Elon Musk. The old imprint was set in 2022.

The Bird of prey 9’s most memorable stage returned to Earth as arranged this evening. It landed around 8.5 minutes after takeoff on the robot transport Just Read the Guidelines, which was positioned in the Atlantic Sea.

It was the tenth send off and arriving for this specific promoter, as indicated by a SpaceX mission portrayal.

The Hawk 9’s upper stage, in the mean time, continued to fly. It’s booked to convey the 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth circle (LEO) around 65 minutes after takeoff.

The send off was important for an important day for SpaceX. The organization is additionally bringing back the four space travelers of its Team 6 mission, who had been at the Worldwide Space Station (ISS) since Spring.

Team 6’s Group Mythical beast case, named Try, withdrew the ISS a short while after 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT) today. It will sprinkle down in the sea off the Florida coast at around 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 GMT). You can watch that achievement here at Space.com when the opportunity arrives.