SpaceX successfully launches 60 more Starlink satellites as it continues towards 2020 service debut

SpaceX successfully launches 60 more Starlink satellites as it continues towards 2020 service debut

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/spacex-successfully-launches-60-more-starlink-satellites-as-it-continues-towards-2020-service-debut/

SpaceX has launched another big batch of Starlink satellites, the low Earth orbit spacecraft that will provide connectivity for its globe-spanning high-bandwidth broadband internet network. This brings the total number of Starlink satellites on orbit to 422, though the company plans to de-orbit two of those (the first two prototypes launched) shortly.

Already, SpaceX is the largest private satellite operator in existence – by a wide and growing margin. It’s also managed to keep up the frequent pace of its Starlink launches despite the global COVID-19 crisis, with its last launch taking place March 18. In total, it has flown four such missions since the start of the year, just four months into 2020.