SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 satellites as part of their Starlink mission on Thursday.

Officials with SpaceX said they have created the satellite constellation system Starlink, with the goal to provide broadband internet service worldwide.

The launch comes after SpaceX postponed the mission twice, citing upper-level winds in one and the need to update satellite software in another.

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