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WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches 23 Starlink satellites into orbit

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites on Saturday.

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If you look to the skies in Central Florida Saturday night, you may see a rocket launch.

SpaceX is planning to send another batch of 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.

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A Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:17 p.m.

There are five backup opportunities for launch between 11:07 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. Sunday, and six backup opportunities for launch between 9:51 p.m. Sunday and 1:150 a.m. Monday.

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You can stream the launch live here when it happens.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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