BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on Sunday morning, carrying 60 microsatellites into space.
The launch is the company’s 14th Starlink mission.
Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites – one step closer to providing high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable pic.twitter.com/3J06rSFBqm
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2020
PHOTOS: Rocket launches from Central Florida
Starlink’s goal is to create a constellation of satellites that will orbit the Earth and improve internet reception around the world.
The rocket launched at 8:22 a.m. Scroll below to watch video of Sunday’s launch and for details on the next launch:
NEXT LAUNCH
There is another Starlink mission set for Tuesday at 12:36 p.m.
We will continue to monitor any changes and provide you with the latest on Channel 9 Eyewitness News, wftv.com and on our news app.
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