SpaceX successfully launches early morning Starlink mission from Florida

SpaceX successfully launches Starlink mission from Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX lit up the early morning sky on Thursday with the liftoff of its next Starlink satellite mission.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up the early morning sky on Thursday with the liftoff of its latest Starlink satellite mission.

The launch was scheduled to go up at 4:02 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, but was briefly delayed. The rocket – carrying another batch of 56 Starlink satellites – ended up blasting off just after 4:30 a.m. ET.

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SpaceX's Starlink is the constellation of networked satellites aimed to provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.