BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for liftoff Monday night from Florida’s Space Coast.
SpaceX plans to launch the rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Those satellites — 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities — will be deployed into low-Earth orbit to help expand the company’s global internet network.
Liftoff is set for 11:21 p.m.
After the launch, SpaceX plans to land the rocket’s booster on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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