SpaceX Launched And Landed Heaviest Starlink Batch
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched its heaviest payload to date, carrying 56 Starlink satellites that weighed in at a combined 17.4 metric tonnes (19.4 tons). The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 26, 2023. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-group-5-2-launch)

The first stage landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean several minutes after separation.

Credit; SpaceX
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