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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Launch sends 60 Starlink satellites into orbit
Posted at 12:11 PM, Apr 07, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-07 18:33:43-04

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites Wednesday afternoon.

This is SpaceX's 24 mission as it works to create a network to provide affordable internet across the globe.

Wednesday’s successful launch took place at 12:34 p.m. from Cape Canaveral, sending 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.

Following stage separation, SpaceX also landed Falcon 9's first stage rocket on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.