SpaceX may be close to rolling out Starlink internet testing

[Mike Wehner]

• SpaceX delivered another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit in an early morning launch today.
• The mission brings the full count of deployed Starlink satellites to over 700.
• Boss Elon Musk has said that the service may begin to roll out when as few as 500 satellites were functional, so we may see early testing happening sooner rather than later.

SpaceX is always juggling a lot of different projects at once, but its Starlink program is one that will take some time to complete. With plans for tens of thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit at the same time, the company needs to keep up a steady stream of launches to bolster its numbers. Today, it did just that, sending another compliment of 60 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit which will eventually be used to provide high-speed data service for paying customers.

The launch took place from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and as is often the case, the Falcon 9 booster that propelled the satellites into space made a safe landing on a SpaceX drone ship shortly thereafter.

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