TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- SpaceX completed launches of two rockets from Florida's Space Coast on Monday afternoon, just hours apart.
In the first launch, SpaceX sent up a South Korean communication satellite called KoreaSat-6A.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center, sent the satellite into geosynchronous orbit, and then landed at Cape Canaveral Space Station. This rocket booster tied the record for most SpaceX flights. The two Falcon 9 rockets that previously achieved 23 flights are no longer in service, according to NBC affiliate WESH.
In the second launch, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It was the rocket's 12th flight. After deploying the satellites, the rocket landed on SpaceX's A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.