A brand-new SpaceX rocket just earned its wings. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Tuesday (May 20) at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 GMT on May 21), carrying 23 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).

On the night of May 20, a SpaceX rocket launched from Cape Canaveral for its first time. The mission was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.

A reason for the abort was not provided, with SpaceX later updating that the event was an auto abort. The rocket and payload were stated to be in good condition. SpaceX has confirmed liftoff is targeted for no earlier than 11:18 p.