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SpaceX is set to launch its next fleet of Starlink satellites into orbit for the company's broadband network which will provide internet to anyone anywhere around the world.

The Hawthorne, California-based company will send 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit. They will be delivered on the famous Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The goal is to provide high-speed internet access to users around the world through the Starlink network.

The launch will occur at 9:30 pm NZT.

Image/Video: SpaceX

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