30 December 2024,   21:47
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SpaceX launched a fleet of Starlink satellites

SpaceX just launched its third big batch of Starlink internet satellites, and you might be able to spot the craft overhead if you know where to look.


The 60 satellites lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, deploying into an orbit about 290 kilometers above our planet.


If the two previous 60-member Starlink launches, which occurred in May and November of last year, are any guide, these newly orbited satellites will be quite visible to observers under clear, dark skies, at least for the time being. The tightly clumped spacecraft will look like a bright string of pearls moving across the firmament.

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