When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record today (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today at 12:25 p.m. EST (1625 GMT). It was the 23rd mission for this rocket's first stage, according to SpaceX, equaling a mark set by two other Falcon 9 boosters. Some eight minutes and 20 seconds into the flight, SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster landed at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was this first stage booster's 23rd landing, and SpaceX's 364th landing of an orbital-class rocket overall, including boosters for both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. It was the company's 107th successful launch of the year. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida carrying the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite to orbit on Nov. 11, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling KoreaSat-6A to geosynchronous transfer orbit, deploying it there about 34.5 minutes after launch. You may like