Watch SpaceX launch a new batch of Starlink satellites and become the largest private satellite operator

Watch SpaceX launch a new batch of Starlink satellites and become the largest private satellite operator

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/06/watch-spacex-launch-a-new-batch-of-starlink-satellites-and-become-the-largest-private-satellite-operator/

SpaceX is launching another set of Starlink satellites for its growing constellation, as it prepares to launch broadband internet services for customers on the ground as early as later this year. The launch is set to take off at 9:19 PM EST (6:19 PM PST) on Monday January 6, and the live video stream of the mission will begin above approximately 15 minutes prior to lift-off time (at around 9:04 PM EST (6:04 PM PST).

This launch will add 60 more satellites to the SpaceX Starlink constellation, joining 60 launched at the end of last year, and a previous group of 60 launched earlier in 2019 for testing and experimentation purposes. SpaceX will operate a constellation of around 180 satellites (some of the original batch are no longer in operation), which is the most in active use by any private satellite operator currently in business.