SpaceX launches 23 Starlink internet satellites into space

U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday, reported Xinhua.

According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:19 a.m. Eastern Time.

It was the Falcon 9 rocket's 450th mission.

SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 23 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.