<p>SpaceX launched 53 Starlink internet satellites on Sunday, marking more than 2,800 satellites launched since the company&#8217;s start.</p>
<p>The satellites were released from the Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday morning.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch Falcon 9 launch 53 Starlink satellites to orbit → <a href="https://t.co/BCUuxXHxWd">https://t.co/BCUuxXHxWd</a>  <a href="https://t.co/97M8OwmI28">https://t.co/97M8OwmI28</a></p>
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<p>The Falcon 9&#8217;s launch included nine Merlin 1D engines with 1.7 million pounds of thrust, burning rocket-grade kerosene fuel to ascend from the launch pad.</p>
<p>Its flight from Cape Canaveral headed northeast over the Atlantic Ocean, passing through the speed of sound in less than a minute. The rocket&#8217;s first stage engines detached less than three minutes into the flight, as shown in the launch video.</p>
<p>The launch marked the 31st mission for the Falcon 9, with the rocket&#8217;s first stage booster landing on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship. The successful launch marks more than 2,800 Starlink spacecraft now released into the Earth&#8217;s low orbit. Over 2,500 Starlink satellites are currently operating in space. Starlink aims to use a full fleet of 4,408 satellites at five orbital levels called shells to provide internet communications worldwide.</p>
<p>The operation also marked the 13th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster. The booster has also launched nine previous Starlink missions, along with the RADARSAT Constellation Mission and the Dragon spacecraft&#8217;s first demonstration mission.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Liftoff! <a href="https://t.co/ACGocFFr5F">pic.twitter.com/ACGocFFr5F</a></p>
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<p>The Sunday launch also included booster <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/07/17/falcon-9-starlink-4-22-live-coverage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tail number B1051</a>, one of the oldest in use by SpaceX. Sunday&#8217;s flight marked its 13th mission, making it the third booster to hit the milestone.</p>
<p>The launch came just one day after Dragon&#8217;s cargo craft launched on Thursday and returned on Saturday morning. The return flight held significant anticipations for researchers as it included numerous science experiments in addition to crew supplies.</p>
<p>The launch also comes just one week after the Falcon 9 transported 46 Starlink satellites into space on July 11. The launch was streamed live from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the Falcon 9 landing on a ship in the Pacific Ocean.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch Falcon 9 launch 46 Starlink satellites to orbit → <a href="https://t.co/1i5c8JEr6y">https://t.co/1i5c8JEr6y</a>  <a href="https://t.co/BqtQBgG3wp">https://t.co/BqtQBgG3wp</a></p>
<p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1546307020399079424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-elon-musks-spacex-launches-46-starlink-satellites-in-one-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, SpaceX has approval from the Federal Communications Commission to launch around 12,000 satellites. A future launcher from the company, called Starship, is expected to transport hundreds of satellites in a single launch. According to <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-sl3-1-launch-rocket-landing">Space.com</a>, SpaceX has also applied internationally for permission to launch an additional 30,000 satellites.</p>
<p>The rapid series of launches have largely been successful. However, on July 12, an explosion rocked SpaceX’s testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, as a Super Heavy Booster burst into flames, with a NASA Space Flight capturing video of the <a href="https://gizmodo.com/starship-booster-explodes-unexpectedly-during-test-1849166744">explosion</a>.</p>
<p>NASA Spaceflight managing editor Chris Bergin shared the <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1546639772621365248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> along with the comment, “Holy moly. Well, that was unexpected.”</p>
<p>Musk replied, “Yeah, actually not good. Team is assessing damage.”</p>
<p>Starlink satellites are designed to provide internet communications to rural and remote locations worldwide. Consumers can purchase <a href="https://www.starlink.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Starlink service</a> and operate it through a mobile app and a small satellite dish.</p>

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