SpaceX launches another successful Starlink mission from Florida

Another group of 52 Starlink internet satellites rocketed into orbit September 24 to 25 night from Cape Canaveral on top of a Falcon 9 launcher, continuing deployment of SpaceX’s global broadband network now accessible from all seven continents.

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:32:10 p.m. EDT (2332:10 GMT) Saturday, climbing into a twilight sky that gave spectators a dazzling view as the launcher shed its first stage booster and payload fairing a few minutes after launch, spacelightnow.com reports.

The 52 Starlink satellites on-board the Falcon 9 will add to SpaceX’s consumer-grade, high-speed, low-latency internet network. Subscribers can now connect to the Starlink network in more than 40 countries and territories.

Antarctica is one of the most recent regions where Starlink internet service is available. The National Science Foundation announced earlier this month that the agency is working with SpaceX to test the Starlink service at the agency’s McMurdo Station.

"Starlink is now active on all continents, including Antarctica," tweeted Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO.