Another 60 Starlink satellites launched for the global internet: the constellation designed by Elon Musk's SpaceX company to bring the internet to the most remote areas of the Earth exceeds one thousand mark.
After two days of delay due to bad weather, the launch took place successfully with a Falcon 9 rocket from the historic platform of the lunar mission 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida).
About nine minutes after bringing the satellites into orbit, the first stage of the Falcon 9, version B1051, landed correctly on a floating platform in the Atlantic.
Overall, the company explains, this flight is 102 / o for the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket.
Starlink satellites are designed for low earth orbit, they are located at about 550 kilometers of altitude.
SpaceX expects to reach 1,500 units in this first phase of orbit and has already received authorization to launch at least 12,000 satellites.
Starlink's internet service is currently being tested in some rural areas of the northern United States and southern Canada, and testing has recently begun in the United Kingdom as well.