SpaceX had another successful launch Wednesday when it sent 48 more Starlink satellites into orbit.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/EGxL5a9tbh
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2022
The satellites were launched from a Falcon 9 rocket at 8:45 a.m.
Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship about 10 minutes later.
You can see the full broadcast of the launch below:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 48 Starlink satellites to orbit → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/XyLOtdKPBP
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2022
According to the Starlink website, Starlink uses advanced satellites in a low orbit to enable video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high data rate activities that historically have not been possible with satellite internet.