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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink internet satellites into space

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U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on Thursday.

According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:07 a.m. Eastern Time.

SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 24 satellites.

Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive or completely unavailable, according to SpaceX. 

SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, for its sixth flight test on November 19, 2024. /CFP
SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, for its sixth flight test on November 19, 2024. /CFP

SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, for its sixth flight test on November 19, 2024. /CFP

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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