SpaceX launches another batch of 60 internet satellites

12 Nov 2019

SpaceX launches another batch of 60 internet satellites

SpaceX launches another batch of 60 internet satellitesAs we know, Elon Musk's company SpaceX is in the middle of launching a mega constellation of internet satellites into the low-Earth orbit. The aim is to provide wireless internet to most of the globe.

It has already launched a set of 60 mini-satellites 3 months ago.
 	Now, SpaceX has successfully launched another set of 60 with the help of the Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral airport station, Florida.
 	SpaceX has dozens of launches planned in the next year to put all the internet-beaming satellites into space, that it has taken approval for.
 	Starlink satellites will be deployed in the low-Earth orbit, at an altitude of 280 kilometres to beam broadband internet services.
 	The Starlink project will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity including those in rural and far-flung areas.

What's more, each of these satellites is designed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, at the end of their life cycle. Hence, promising no space debris.

SpaceX is targeting to offer service to parts of the US and Canada after 6 such launches. It will also rapidly expand to global coverage after 24 launches.

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