SpaceX added Monday another 60 satellites to its Starlink constellation, but failed to land its Falcon 9 rocket after a streak of successes.
After a successful launch, the rocket’s first stage attempted to land on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Instead, Tesla said the rocket did “a soft landing on the water, right next to the drone ship, so it does look like it might be in one piece.”
If successful, the landing would have marked 50 booster recoveries. It was SpaceX’s 80th launch.
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite program aims to beam internet coverage to the world below. With Monday’s launch, SpaceX grew the constellation to nearly 300. SpaceX has said the network will need more than 1,500 to be operational.
Watch the livestream above.