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SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites

The American Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday night.

The Starlink spacecraft took flight atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, SpaceX said.

The Falcon 9’s upper stage carried the 20 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, where they were deployed about 52 minutes after liftoff.

The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, landing on the SpaceX droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

Source: Qatar News Agency