SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites into space

U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Call capabilities.

Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable, according to SpaceX.