A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-93 mission Tuesday night (May 6) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:17 p.m. EDT (0117 GMT on May 7) from CCSFS's Launch Complex-40 (LC-40) — one of two launch sites the company operates on the Space Coast.

Airtel Africa announced a partnership with SpaceX to introduce Starlink's high-speed internet in Africa. SpaceX has secured licenses in 9 of 14 African countries within Airtel's network, with licenses for the rest in progress,

This mission is the 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch, and its cargo will be added to the over 7,300 Starlink satellites already in low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster, t