SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast
Liftoff: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday. The company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station just before noon.
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around noon ET, carrying 29 of the broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
The rocket's first stage returned to Earth shortly after launch and landed in the Atlantic Ocean on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas."
The launch was initially scheduled for Monday, but the company delayed it by a day. No reason was given.
Starllink's growing network
SpaceX's Starlink network consists of thousands of active satellites, creating a megaconstellation.
The network provides broadband internet service to users around the world, including those in remote locations.
The Source: This article was written with information released by SpaceX and previous reporting.