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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday morning from Florida’s Space Coast.
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The rocket carried another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit for the company’s global high-speed internet network.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/Dz0ykSOXxA
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 27, 2024
The rocket took off at 7:14 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Following the launch, Falcon 9′s first stage booster landed on SpaceX’s “Just Read the Instructions,” a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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