SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

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SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
by Darryl Coote
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 3, 2025

SpaceX early Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a batch of Starlink satellites into space from the East Coast.

The rocket launched at 12:43 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The mission was to put a batch of 23 Starlink satellites, 13 of which have direct-to-cell capabilities, into low-Earth orbit, where they will join the ever-growing constellation of thousands of orbitals that together offer high-speed, low-latency Internet across the globe.

The first-stage booster, on its 21st flight, safely returned to Earth and landed upon the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which was awaiting it in the Atlantic Ocean.

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