SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX has another successful rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off just before 9 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for another Starlink mission.
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The rocket was carrying 29 satellites into low Earth orbit to join thousands of other satellites in the Starlink network.
Friday's launch marks the 16th flight for the first stage booster on this mission. It was used for eight other Starlink missions as well as Crew-9 and EchoStar XXV.
After the first stage booster separates, it will land on the droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas," which is positioned in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Starlink satellite constellation
Starlink is an advanced satellite constellation operated by SpaceX.
The network uses a low Earth orbit to deliver high-speed broadband internet to users around the world, especially remote locations.
Starlink has thousands of satellites in orbit.
The Source: This article was written with information released by SpaceX.