SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities, from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night.

The rocket carried a lunar lander named Athena which will reach the Moon in about a week. Once there, it will measure gases from the lunar soil near the Moon's south pole. The Artemis mission's stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon.

Sunday's SpaceX mission marked the 20th orbital rocket launch of the year thus far from Florida's Space Coast.

Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites Watch live as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX is getting ready for its next launch from Florida’s Space Coast. The company plans to use its Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday evening to deploy more Starlink satellites into orbit. And for the first time ever, the rocket’s booster will aim for landing on a droneship positioned just off the coast of The Bahamas.