Watch Live as SpaceX Launches Another Batch of Starlink Broadband Satellites
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SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (May 14), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 56 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Sunday at 1:03 a.m. EDT (0503 GMT), and coverage is expected to begin five minutes before launch.
If all goes according to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth 8.5 minutes after liftoff, landing on the SpaceX droneship Just Read the Instructions, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, will continue carrying the 56 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. All 56 are scheduled to be deployed about 65 minutes after launch.
SpaceX has now launched nearly 4,400 satellites for Starlink, the company's huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation. More of than 4,000 of those spacecraft are currently active, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. Sunday morning's launch will be the 29th Falcon 9 flight of the year and the 31st orbital mission overall for SpaceX in 2023. The other two orbital flights were launched by SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.
You can watch the launch live here at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, or directly via the company. This is a great opportunity to witness a historic moment in space exploration, and to be part of SpaceX's mission to bring broadband internet to all corners of the world.
Starlink is a revolutionary project that could revolutionize the way we access the internet. It is designed to provide high-speed broadband access to people in remote areas who may not have access to traditional internet services. This technology could have a significant impact on people's lives, and will help to bridge the digital divide between those who have access to the internet and those who don't.
The launch of the Starlink satellites is also an important milestone for SpaceX, as it will bring the company closer to its goal of providing global internet access. This launch is the first of many more to come, and it will help to further SpaceX's mission of making space exploration more accessible to everyone.
So be sure to tune in Sunday morning to watch the launch of the Starlink satellites live, and to be part of this historic moment in space exploration.
