Replay: Falcon 9 booster explodes on landing after launching 21 Starlink satellites

Watch a replay of our live coverage as SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 21 satellites for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 3:48 a.m. EDT (0748 UTC) on Wednesday, August 28. The first-stage booster making its 23rd flight exploded after crash landing on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The mission, designated Starlink 8-6, took a north-easterly trajectory on departure from the space coast. The 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, include 13 with direct to cellphone capabilities.

Commentary was provided by Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson Smith.

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