See photos of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket liftoff Oct. 19 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

SpaceX Starlink 10-17 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station featured a Falcon 9 rocket booster's record-shattering 31st launch and landing.

The Falcon 9 took flight at 1:39 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, from Launch Complex 40 en route to deploying 28 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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