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Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Space.com's website.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX announces its successful rocket landing in a record-breaking flight, deploying 60 Starlink Satellites into outer space. The satellites rode into space atop a reused Falcon 9 first stage rocket, marking the second time the company has flown a booster four times. Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and founder, has said the company will need at least 400 satellites in orbit to provide minimal coverage around the globe, and at least 800 to provide moderate coverage. That coverage could begin sometime this year, with it rolling out first in portions of the U.S. and Canada.
Space.com writer Amy Thompson relays in her article, "The sooty Falcon 9 rocket roared to life at 9:19 p.m. EST on Monday, January 6, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here in Florida. Its nine Merlin 1D engines lit up the night sky above the space coast as it climbed towards orbit." Following this successful launch in history, the rocket's first stage gently touched down on a SpaceX's drone ship landing platform "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the company's 48th booster recovery.
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