SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites from Florida, Expands Global Internet Network
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SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Satellites from Florida, Expands Global Internet Network
- •SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink internet satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- •The mission, Starlink Group 6-98, lifted off at 4:08 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40.
- •The Falcon 9 first stage (Booster 1078) completed its 13th mission, performing a successful propulsive landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
- •Starlink provides broadband internet globally, targeting areas with limited terrestrial connectivity and supporting services for airliners and mobile carriers.
- •This marks SpaceX's fifth launch this year and 615th historically, reinforcing its rapid constellation deployment strategy.
Why It Matters: SpaceX continues rapid Starlink deployment with another successful Falcon 9 launch from Florida, expanding global internet.
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