LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 20 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities.
The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:39 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to SpaceX.
Minutes later, Falcon 9's first-stage booster returned and landed on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 20 satellites.
Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable, according to SpaceX. ■
