Elon Musk Shows Off 60 Starlink Satellites Packed into Falcon Rocket

The SpaceX CEO tweeted out a photo of 60 Starlink satellites packed into a Falcon rocket that will be launched this week.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted out a picture of 60 of SpaceX's secret Starlink satellites packed into a Falcon rocket, ready to be launched this week in the first major test deployment of SpaceX's satellite-based internet intrastructure.

Starlink Satellites Ready for Launch

On Twitter this week, Elon Musk showed off 60 of SpaceX's new Starlink satellites being packed onto a Falcon rocket in advance of this week's mission to test the deployment of the satellites into low Earth orbit.

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Announced in 2015, SpaceX has been slowly developing its Starlink satellites with plans for around 12,000 total satellites in two orbital shells, operating in commercially under-utilized frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. The plan is to have the satellites reachable from anywhere on the planet, extending broadband internet service to underserved parts of the globe.

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SpaceX is hoping that their plans for satellite based internet will have about 40 million subscribers by 2025, bringing in $30 billion in revenue.

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