World, Science-Technology
SpaceX launches 60 internet satellites
US company now boasts 180 satellites in sky, largest satellite fleet in orbit
Gamze Turkoglu Oguz |
07.01.2020 - Update : 08.01.2020
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida
U.S.-based rocket and spacecraft company SpaceX early Tuesday launched 60 satellites into orbit as part of a planned broadband global internet service.
The Starlink satellites, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, are designed to send internet signals, according to SpaceX’s official website.
After stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The launch means there are now 180 SpaceX satellites in orbit, giving the company the largest commercial satellite fleet in orbit.
*Writing by Davut Demircan
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