SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Lights Up Pre-Dawn Skies Across Eastern US
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Updated · WRAL News · Apr 14
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Lights Up Pre-Dawn Skies Across Eastern US
53 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Apr 14
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday, sending 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.
The pre-dawn launch was visible across Florida, North Carolina, and even the Washington, D.C. region, producing a striking illuminated trail in the sky.
Such launches expand SpaceX's Starlink network, aiming to provide global broadband internet, while creating unique viewing opportunities across the eastern United States.
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