U.S. private space company SpaceX launched its fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into space on Wednesday, in an effort to build a 12,000-strong satellite network capable of providing broadband Internet services.
The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the satellites, lifted off at 9:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (1406 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force, Florida, according to a live broadcast by SpaceX.
Before the launch, SpaceX had already deployed three batches -- 180 in total -- of Starlink satellites into orbit.
SpaceX designed Starlink to provide continual internet coverage around the world, using a network of satellites in low-Earth orbit.
