SpaceX Launches 60 New Starlink Internet Satellites Into Orbit

Oct. 19, 2020

As part ofElon Musk‘s plans to offer satellite internet services, SpaceX on Sundaysuccessfully launched 60 Starlink 13 mission satellites into orbit. The launch, which took place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday morning (US time), was capped off with asuccessful landing of the launch vehicle at sea.

As forMusk’s proposed satellite internet plans, the service is currently in closed testing phase, whereby the company’s employees are checking it for usability, reliability and security. We don’t yet know the exact details, but the company claims that the service will be able to support multiple HD streams simultaneously. The company currently has the permission to launch 12,000 satellites, but the company is reportedly planning to launch as many as 30,000 over the next few years.

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