The rocket launched at 12 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40.
Backup opportunities were available until 1:59 a.m. but were not needed.
The mission is to place 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, where they will join a constellation of thousands of others to offer high-speed, low-latency Internet across the globe
The first-stage booster -- on its 27th flight -- returned to Earth, where it landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which had been awaiting its return in the Atlantic Ocean.
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