A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Florida on Monday (Jan. 12).
The launch was the thirteenth flight of the Falcon 9’s first stage, Booster 1078. It once more carried out a profitable propulsive touchdown, touching down on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Starlink service offers broadband internet access, especially in areas around the world where other means of connectively is not present. The megaconstellation of nearly 9,500 active satellites additionally helps wifi on airliners and cell-to-satellite capabilities for choose carriers.
Monday’s launch was SpaceX’s fifth for the yr out of 615 over the historical past of the corporate.
