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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Friday evening.
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SpaceX is counting down to the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in Brevard County.
The rocket is set to deliver another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.
Those 23 satellites are part of the company’s ongoing effort to offer high-speed internet across the world.
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Liftoff is scheduled for 6:30 tonight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Targeting Friday, November 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 3, 2023
SpaceX said it will be the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
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If all goes as planned, after stage separation, the booster will land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean named “A Shortfall of Gravitas.”
When the rocket goes up, you can watch it live on channel 9 and right here at WFTV.com.
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