BREVARD COUNTY — A Falcon 9 blasted off from Central Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday afternoon.
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SpaceX confirmed the rocket deployed 23 new Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The satellites are used to help expand broadband internet service around the globe.
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Wednesday’s rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center happened at 2:42 p.m.
Launch of Falcon 9 and 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida pic.twitter.com/TPDtpyur1a
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 8, 2024
SpaceX also sent dozens of Starlinks aboard rockets from the Brevard coast on May 6 and May 2.
You can watch upcoming rocket launches from our Space Coast right here at WFTV.com and on Channel 9.
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