SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites (8 images)

By Wade Sheridan

SpaceX successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. The launch comes after SpaceX recently sent 24 of the communication satellites to low-Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 8, 2025. .Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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Spewing flames, the Falcon 9 rocket lifts off. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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A closer look at the Falcon 9 rocket. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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The launch occurred at 10:27 a.m. EST. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI

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