BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday night.
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The rocket was carrying 55 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit and lifted off around midnight.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/xDVx2vFFqD
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 12, 2023
Those satellites are part of a massive system that will bring high-speed internet around the world.
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The Falcon 9 first-stage booster landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship completing the booster’s 12th mission.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship – completing this booster’s 12th flight pic.twitter.com/nPCkH5NND5
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 12, 2023
SpaceX launched its first set of Starlink satellites in May 2019.
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