SpaceX successfully launches sixth mission this month, deploying Starlink satellites into orbit

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Sunday morning.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:38 a.m. and carried 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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Sunday’s launch completes SpaceX’s sixth mission this month.

After a successful liftoff and separation, the first-stage booster rocket successfully landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Starlink satellites are part of a massive system that will provide high-speed internet worldwide.

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SpaceX launched its first set of Starlink satellites in May 2019.

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