SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480

SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480 satellites

Space Daily

Published 04 Jun 2020

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 03, 2020

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on time Wednesday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, propelling 60 Starlink communications satellites into orbit. The successful launch boosted the number of Starlink satellites circling the Earth to 480, by far the greatest number of any communications network. Liftoff at 9:25 p.m. EDT came on a warm, humid night after ski

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SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480 satellites

SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480 satellites

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