SpaceX released on Sunday, 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to SpaceX, the Starlink satellites, which are each about the size of a table, deployed approximately one hour and three minutes after liftoff.
The firm aims to have more than 1,000 satellites in orbit by the end of the year and has also been approved by the FCC to launch over 12,000 satellite .
Earlier, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit in September, boosting the total number launched to date to 713 in a fast-growing constellation of internet relay stations.
The company’s fleet of flight-proven boosters has been busy this summer, with the California-based rocket builder reaching a new milestone on its previous Starlink flight: launching and landing the same first-stage booster six times.
According to cbsnews, generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust, the nine Merlin engines powering the previously flown first stage boosted the rocket out of the thick lower atmosphere.
The stage then separated and headed for landing on an off-shore droneship, touching down on the “Of Course I Still Love You” about eight minutes and 20 seconds after liftoff.
Moreover, the company is testing inter-satellite laser links designed to enable data relay from one Starlink to another, providing seamless service as satellites pass over a user’s location.
Noteworthy, StarLink is a typically audacious project from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and it stands to benefit anyone who currently has an unsatisfactory internet service or perhaps no service at all. Whether you’re on a remote island or mountaintop, an Antarctic base or congested city.
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