SpaceX launches 60 internet satellites

US company now boasts 180 satellites in sky, largest satellite fleet in orbit

By Gamze Turkoglu Oguz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AA) - U.S.-based rocket and spacecraft company SpaceX early Tuesday launched 60 satellites into orbit as part of a planned broadband global internet service.

The Starlink satellites, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, are designed to send internet signals, according to SpaceX’s official website.

After stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

The launch means there are now 180 SpaceX satellites in orbit, giving the company the largest commercial satellite fleet in orbit.

*Writing by Davut Demircan

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