WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, sends more satellites into orbit

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — More second-generation satellites are in orbit following a rocket launch from our Space Coast.

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The Falcon 9 blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Thursday morning with 22 Starlink satellites atop it.

SpaceX pushed back liftoff three times after strong winds hit the area.

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The rocket finally departed Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:36 a.m.

WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, sends more satellites into orbit (WFTV)

It marked the 44th Starlink delivery for SpaceX this year.

Starlink satellites provide broadband internet capability to locations around the globe.

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About 8 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster landed on droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean.

It was the booster’s 8th mission, including a flight in September.

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