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SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket transporting Starlink satellites Saturday afternoon

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday.

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They are targeting to send off 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

The first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The launch window was at 4:32 p.m.

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