SpaceX plans to launch a large number of Starlink satellites into orbit on Friday evening (September 16) and you can watch the event live.
SpaceX Design for lofts 54 more star connection broad wave Satellite From the Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida on Friday at 9:05 pm EDT (005 GMT on Sept. 17). You can watch it here on Space.com or directly through SpaceX (Opens in a new tab).
Itinerary by calling to Hawk 9 Starlink Group 4-34. Satellite carrier rocket spaceand for the first stage of the rocket landing aboard the drone, simply read the instructions in the Atlantic Ocean about nine minutes later. This will be the sixth launch and landing of this particular booster, SpaceX wrote in a statement Job description (Opens in a new tab).
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Starlink is SpaceX’s constellation of broadband satellites. The company has so far launched more than 3,200 satellites into orbit. SpaceX is rapidly expanding the constellation, with launches happening almost every week and sometimes even more.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk He recently said he hopes to launch a 100 SpaceX missions by 2023. The goal is, in part, to improve Starlink’s services as quickly as possible for the long-distance customers the company wishes to serve.
SpaceX has obtained regulatory approval to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites. The company also asked international regulators to send another 30,000 satellites into orbit.
The company is also expanding the types of customers who access Starlink’s services.
SpaceX recently announced a collaboration with T-Mobile for broadband service directly to the phone. Additionally, SpaceX has signed a contract with Royal Caribbean for Showing Starlink on the cruise shipTo improve the Internet at sea.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 9:45 PM ET on September 13 with a new launch date of September 14. SpaceX had planned to launch the mission on September 13, but canceled the attempt due to the weather. Updated again at 8:50 pm EST on September 14th with a new launch date of September 15th. Bad weather also canceled a planned 14 September attempt. It was updated again on September 15, after bad weather caused another friction.
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