Falcon 9 • Starlink 2-6

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of 49 Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare space tug payload for the Italian company D-Orbit. This mission deployed the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. Delayed from Jan. 29 and Jan. 30. Read our full story.