SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbiton Wednesday, pushing the total launched to date to 1,445. Thousands more are planned as the company continues building out its fleet of broadband relay stations.

The veteran Falcon 9 rocket nailed a landing at sea to top off a successful missionas it blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, U.S. at 12:34 p.m. EDT (1634 GMT), marking the company's 10th launch in 2021.

Since 2020, SpaceX has been on a rapid launch pace, as the Hawthorne, California-based rocket builder celebrated its 10th launchthis year. SpaceX's own Starlink satelliteshave been the majority of those launches, as the company is aboutto filling its initial internet constellation of 1,440 broadband satellites.

Since 2020, SpaceX, the California-based rocket builder,has been continuing the rapid launch paceand its Starlink satelliteshave been the majority of these launches.

Furthermore, SpaceX is aboutto fill its initial internet constellation of 1,440 broadband satellites, though theconstellation could eventually be tens of thousands of satellites strong as SpaceX,which is permitted to launch for30,000satellites or even more.

(With inputs from AFP)