SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 0505 GMT on 8 November 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying Starlink Group 6-27, a total of 23 (V2-mini) satellites for the second-generation Starlink constellation. The reusable first stage, B1073, on its 11th flight, landed successfully on the drone barge Just Read the Instructions located downrange in the Atlantic at 0513 GMT. This marked the 80th SpaceX operated launch in 2023.

SpaceX Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket launches into a night sky carrying Starlink Group 6-27. Courtesy: SpaceX