SpaceX launched its latest Starlink mission at 2:18 p.m. on Saturday afternoon - kicking off Super Bowl weekend for the Cape.

Starship will also perform its first satellite deployment test, in addition to debuting a number of key upgrades.

However the rocket's "Super Heavy" booster returned to land back at the launch ... Starship launched from SpaceX's private "Starbase" facility near Brownsville, Texas, shortly after 5:30 p.m ...

SpaceX's Starship system, a heavily upgraded version standing roughly 37 stories tall, lifted off from the company's Boca Chica, Texas, launch facilities at 5:38 p.m. EST (2238 GMT) in the company ...

SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test ... The rocket lifted off from the company's Boca Chica, Texas, launch facilities at 5:38 pm EST in the company's seventh test mission ...

SpaceX’s Starship system, a heavily upgraded version standing roughly 37 stories tall, lifted off from the company’s Boca Chica, Texas, launch facilities at 5.38 pm EST (2238 GMT) in the company’s ...

launch facilities at 5:38 pm EST in the company's seventh test mission, and first such test this year. SpaceX mission control in Texas lost contact with Starship eight minutes into the flight ...

Meanwhile, SpaceX is preparing for Starship’s next orbital test launch the following day, adding an extra layer of competition to the high-stakes space race. New Glenn is named after John ...