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Latest SpaceX satellite deployment set to cross NZ skies this evening

April 30, 2021

The latest batch of Starlink satellites deployed by SpaceX are set to cross the skies over New Zealand this evening. 

It follows the launch of the latest SpaceX mission into orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 3.45pm NZ time. 

SpaceX has deployed numerous satellites for the company's Starlink internet system.

Satellite prediction site, Heavens Above shows the SpaceX satellites tracking towards New Zealand in realtime.

The satellites will appear as a long line of bright lights in the sky at about 6.22-6.28pm , as long as weather visibility permits. 

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