American space company SpaceX has launched 29 Starlink satellites into space. The company announced in a statement that the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying the satellites into a low Earth orbit. It was also reported that the first stage of the rocket successfully landed after 8.5 minutes on an SpaceX vessel stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, while the upper stage deployed 29 satellites into the predetermined orbit about 65 minutes after launch. To date, SpaceX has conducted 148 missions with the Falcon 9 rocket to expand the massive Starlink constellation, increasing the number of operational satellites in orbit to over 9,000.
"SpaceX continues to successfully expand its global satellite network, providing high-speed internet worldwide".
