SpaceX Successfully Deployed 60 Starlink Internet Satellites Into Orbit

Elon Musk always knows to gain his own reputation through a slew of overwhelming, ambitious projects. Now, one of them has just marked a significant milestone: On Monday, Musk’s aerospace arm, SpaceX, successfully launched a total of 60 Starlink internet satellites into space, scaling up its projected Starlink constellation.

The launch was completed at 9:56 a.m EST at a station of the U.S Air Force in Florida. For those who haven’t kept up with news regarding this project, the key factor behind such a successful launch of SpaceX is nothing but its built-in rocketship codenamed Falcon.

To remind, SpaceX had previously manipulated three times, respectively in July 2018, October 2018, and February 2019. The four flight of Falcon also highlighted the first time it has flown several times. According to a company’s spokesperson, the rocketship could reach up to ten times of use, touching down on a landing platform built by SpaceX.

Blanketing the world with Starlink-powered internet has undoubtedly become the ultimate goal of the company. In the meantime, SpaceX also hopes to offer a competitive service with cheap price, compared to which other satellite internet providers currently have. To do that, all the satellites are tasked with flying at a lower altitude.

SpaceX once claimed that it’ll be around 6 to 8 more launches to bring satellite internet to the US customers by the mid-2020. Up to now, the company has to face stiff competition with other providers in the market, such as Amazon, TeleSat, and OneWeb.