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      USA: SpaceX's Starlink internet project blasts off as first 60 satellites put into orbit01:55

      USA: SpaceX's Starlink internet project blasts off as first 60 satellites put into orbit

      United States, Cape Canaveral
      Science and Tech
      May 24, 2019 at 07:07 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 Rocket with a payload of 60 satellites as part of the first stage of it's 'Starlink' internet from space project, in Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

      The Falcon 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40 carrying 60 satellites that are expected to be part of a constellation consisting of 12,000 satellites that are intended to provide global broadband internet coverage by 2024.

      The Starlink Mission was the heaviest SpaceX payload to date, weighing 18,5 tons (16,782 kilos). The 60 satellites are expected to deliver 1 terabit of bandwidth to Earth.

      USA: SpaceX's Starlink internet project blasts off as first 60 satellites put into orbit01:55
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      Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 Rocket with a payload of 60 satellites as part of the first stage of it's 'Starlink' internet from space project, in Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

      The Falcon 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40 carrying 60 satellites that are expected to be part of a constellation consisting of 12,000 satellites that are intended to provide global broadband internet coverage by 2024.

      The Starlink Mission was the heaviest SpaceX payload to date, weighing 18,5 tons (16,782 kilos). The 60 satellites are expected to deliver 1 terabit of bandwidth to Earth.

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