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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites

Published: 05 Dec 2024 - 12:44 pm | Last Updated: 05 Dec 2024 - 12:55 pm
File photo for representational purposes only

File photo for representational purposes only

QNA

Washington: SpaceX launched 24 new Starlink satellites towards orbit, providing high-speed broadband internet to locations where access is unavailable, unreliable or expensive.

The satellites were launched aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:13 a.m. on Wednesday.

The company confirmed that the deployment of the 24 satellites represents the 24th flight of the first phase enhanced for this mission.