Image 1 of 3 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022. (Image credit: SpaceX) A view of the 48 Starlink internet satellites in stacked formation launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket on March 9, 2022. (Image credit: SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022 (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has leaned into Rogozin's comments, calling the Falcon 9 — the workhorse vehicle of SpaceX's reusable fleet — as a dependable "American broomstick" in a Twitter post last week. SpaceX has also provided Starlink terminals to Ukraine to help restore communications and internet service across the country and is focusing on cybersecurity to prevent jamming of those terminals. "Another 48 Starlinks just reached orbit," Musk wrote on Twitter Wednesday after the successful launch. Starlink is the giant constellation of broadband satellites that SpaceX is assembling in low Earth orbit. The company has already launched more than 2,000 Starlink craft since 2019, and many more will go up in the relatively near future. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage stands on the droneship A Shortfall Of Gravitas after a successful fourth landing following its launch of the Starlink 4-10 mission with 48 satellites on March 9, 2022. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX has permission to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites and has applied for approval for up to 30,000 more. Wednesday's Starlink mission, called Starlink 4-10, marked the 41st flight for the megaconstellation. RELATED CONTENT