SpaceX is set to launch 60 satellites into space, as part of the firm’s Starlink mission.
The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral at 22:58 BST (17:58 EDT), and will carry 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.This is the tenth batch of Starlink satellites, bringing the total number in orbit to over 500.NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre said: “SpaceX is scheduled to launch 60 Starlink satellites from a Falcon 9.
“This will be the 10th mission in support of the constellation of networked satellites known as Starlink.“The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.”During the launch, the Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Starlink satellites into orbit, before attempting to land at sea.Elon Musk hopes the satellites will bring low-cost internet to remote areas on Earth.Starlink explained: “With performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet, and a global network unbounded by ground infrastructure limitations, Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable.”
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