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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Update:

SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

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You could soon have another chance to spot a rocket climbing up the Central Florida horizon.

SpaceX has planned a Thursday night launch from our Space Coast.

The company is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites in tow.

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The 23 satellites will be deployed into low-Earth orbit to help expand broadband internet service.

Liftoff is targeted for 10:37 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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