SpaceX Launches First of Its Second-Gen Starlinks

SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites Wednesday morning in what was the first deployment of its second-generation constellation, the company said. It marked SpaceX's 60th mission of the year, it tweeted. The launch was aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX had said it expects to begin launches of its second-gen Starlinks before month's end (see 2212190046).