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SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Mission Underway! Latest Updates

Third time was the charm, Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched 60 Starlink Internet Satellites into orbit on Thursday at approximately 10:30PM EDT

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6 years ago

May 23, 2019

Danny Leeds

Blast off was about 10:30 p.m. EDT, and represents a huge step forward for Elon Musk’s space plans and the global satellite internet network SpaceX is building

After several previous attempts the mighty Falcon 9 achieved launch in spectacular fashion on Thursday night (EDT).

Successful deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed! pic.twitter.com/eYrLocCiws
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 24, 2019

Twenty-five and a half minutes in the live feed shows rocket in orbit above

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches #Starlink, dialing up the internet from Space! pic.twitter.com/0m0JeitleB
— Nathan Barker (@NASA_Nerd) May 24, 2019

Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – the third launch and landing of a booster that’s flown for a third time! pic.twitter.com/CzEDao3tFa
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 24, 2019

Starlink's flat-panel design allows for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of Falcon 9’s launch capabilities pic.twitter.com/ntnJInEfno
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 24, 2019

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