SpaceX launches first rocket of 2023

As the whole world just finished ringing in the new year, SpaceX just successfully launched its first mission of 2023.

Targeting a 9:56 a.m. launch Tuesday morning, the spacecraft engineering corporation blasted off the Falcon 9 rocket sending the Transporter-6 mission to low-Earth orbit.

The first stage booster that supported the mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and 10 Starlink missions – making this the 15th successful launch for the booster.