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WATCH: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Space Coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink satellites on the Space Coast.

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A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. The rocket carried 48 Starlink satellites into orbit.

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The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe, the company said.

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.