SpaceX has launched a new batch of 56 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit, marking its 31st successful orbital mission this year. The launch took place early Sunday morning (May 14) at 1:03 a.m. EDT from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off and deploying the satellites to low Earth orbit. The Falcon 9’s first stage successfully returned to Earth and landed on the SpaceX droneship, marking the 11th successful launch and landing for this particular booster.