SpaceX (SPACEX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, deploying 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch took place as scheduled at 9:05 a.

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 26 of SpaceX 's Starlink broadband satellites lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday (June 8) at 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 GMT; 7:20 a.m. local California time).

SpaceX plans to launch 23 Starlink satellites, including three with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday morning. The launch is scheduled to lift off at 9:05 a.m., with backup opportunities until 1:02 p.