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Detailed explanation-1: -The 56 Starlink satellites, weighing a combined 17.4 metric tonnes (19.4 tons), according to a SpaceX commentator, were protected by a five times reused fairing during the ascent. The rocket lifted off smoothly from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida after a ten-minute delay at 4:32 a.m. EST (0922 GMT).
Detailed explanation-2: -A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into a brilliant blue sky this morning (Jan. 3) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying 114 satellites to orbit-the second-most spacecraft ever lofted on a single mission.
Detailed explanation-3: -Out of the rockets recovered it has reused Falcon 9 first-stage boosters 87 times.
Detailed explanation-4: -FCC authorizes SpaceX Gen2 Starlink: Up to 7, 500 satellites.
Detailed explanation-5: -As of November 2022, there are 3, 271 Starlink satellites in orbit, of which 3, 236 are operational, according to Astronomer Jonathan McDowell who tracks the constellation on his website (opens in new tab).