SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit
By AFP
10 April 2021 |
3:11 pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, pushing the total launched to date to 1,445. Thousands more are planned as the company continues building out its fleet of broadband relay stations.
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