A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-75 mission Thursday night (May 1) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. The Space Coast liftoff occurred at 9:51 p.m. EDT (0151 GMT on May 2) from CCSFS's Launch Complex-40 (LC-40) .

The Starlink 6-75 mission launched at 9:51 p.m. on May 1 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, sending 28 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Starlink provides internet to some of the most remote places on Earth, including remote communities within the United States.

The launch, a Starlink mission carrying 28 internet satellites to low-Earth orbit, is scheduled to take off from Space Launch Complex 40 during a four-hour launch window that opens at 9:51 p.m., according to SpaceX.