SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space today, unloading another 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit. The launch took place from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday morning, with another launch set for Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/nocQLTMe1G
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2020
Today’s launch brings Starlink’s low earth orbit (LOE) satellite constellation to 835, again expanding the network. The final Starlink global network is pegged to see thousands of these commercial broadband internet relay satellites to offer high speed Internet to hard to reach places on Earth.
Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed pic.twitter.com/QVv8m7gClz
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2020
SpaceX plans to launch 120 new Starlink satellites into space every month.
Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites – one step closer to providing high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable pic.twitter.com/3J06rSFBqm
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2020
“Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites – one step closer to providing high-speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable,” explained SpaceX this morning.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/mGBLwsC6Gs
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2020
Closeups of @SpaceX Falcon 9 in flight! 🕹️🔭🎥. Headphones on for some serious rumble… then watch for an almost perfect bird transit at liftoff🤩 #SpaceX @elonmusk
Streamed live with the crew @Erdayastronaut @OPT_Telescopes @astroferg pic.twitter.com/SOYXhxqqXj
— Cosmic Perspective (@considercosmos) October 18, 2020
SpaceX Starlink internet is currently in private beta and is planned to launch a public beta soon in the United States and hopefully ‘southern’ Canada, explained Elon Musk.
