WATCH: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

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May 8, 2024 at 10:45 AM

WATCH: SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Wednesday afternoon.

Liftoff was targeted for 2:42 p.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

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The Falcon 9 launch went to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A, becoming the third flight supporting this mission, as SpaceX has previously launched Crew-8 and a Starlink mission.

The launch can be viewed in the video player above.

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