LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday.

According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 5:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Call capabilities.

Starlink will deliver high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable, according to SpaceX.