SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into orbit

Business

Christian Baha / NP

22 July

1 min read

EPA/JUSTIN DERNIER

SpaceX said on Friday it successfully deployed 46 Starlink satellites a day after its original launch date.

Elon Musk's company noted the satellites were launched into orbit on board a Falcon 9 rocket which took off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX added that Starlink internet is now available in 36 countries, or 41 markets.

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