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SpaceX Launches 14th Batch Of Internet Relay Satellites

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FLORIDA (CBSNEWS.COM) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired 60 more Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center with another set awaiting launch Wednesday from the nearby Cape Canaveral.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on October 18, carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. (credit: William Harwood/CBS News)

With Sunday's flight, SpaceX has now launched 835 Starlinks in a rapidly-expanding global network that eventually will feature thousands of commercial broadband beacons delivering high-speed internet to any point on Earth.

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First published on October 19, 2020 / 6:37 AM CDT

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