CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch happened at 4:40 a.m. from the station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
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Targeting Wednesday, December 28 for Falcon 9’s launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida; teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions for booster recovery → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 28, 2022
The rocket sent a batch of 54 Starlink satellites into orbit for SpaceX’s internet service.
“This launch marks the first of Starlink’s upgraded network,” SpaceX wrote. “Under our new license, we are now able to deploy satellites to new orbits that will add even more capacity to the network. Ultimately, this enables us to add more customers and provide faster service — particularly in areas that are currently over-subscribed.”
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