WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches batch of Starlink satellites aboard Falcon 9 rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast Thursday night.

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The company planned to launch the rocket Wednesday night, with dozens of Starlink satellites, but it delayed the take off and hasn’t said why.

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SpaceX launched the rocket as scheduled at 6:12 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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