SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.
SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.
Musk said Friday all 60 flat-panel satellites were deployed and online a few hundred miles above Earth. Each weighs 500 pounds and has a single solar panel and a krypton-powered thruster for raising and maintaining altitude. The satellites have the capability of automatically dodging sizable pieces of space junk.Twelve launches of 60 satellites each will provide reliable and affordable internet coverage throughout the U.S., he said.
Musk, who also runs the electric carmaker Tesla and other ventures, said Starlink is one of the hardest engineering projects he's encountered. The satellites include a lot of new technology, and he warned last week that some of them might not work.
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