WATCH: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites with Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida Space Coast on Friday.
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11:50 a.m. update:
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:35 a.m.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 56 @Starlink satellites to orbit → https://t.co/XFZAUHVB8x https://t.co/vAfPcXF8hZ
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 23, 2023
The first stage of the rocket was also landed by SpaceX on its drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean after the launch.
9:45 a.m. update:
SpaceX is now targeting 11:35 a.m. for its planned Starlink launch.
The weather is around 40% favorable for liftoff for the updated launch time.
Channel 9 will continue to monitor the planned launch and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
Original report:
The rocket will aim to send another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.
The 56 satellites are meant to provide internet in rural and hard-to-reach locations, worldwide.
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Targeting Friday, June 23 at 9:56 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of 56 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida → https://t.co/SpsRVRsvz1
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 22, 2023
Liftoff is scheduled for 9:56 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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50 schools across Rwanda are now connected with Starlink’s high-speed internet ❤️🛰️🇷🇼
h/t @RwandaGov and @InstituteGC → https://t.co/jSYsrZYAX4 pic.twitter.com/5bT0ynP15K— Starlink (@Starlink) June 22, 2023
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