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Starlink Mission Marks 100th Successful Flight in a Row for Falcon 9

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SpaceX sent another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit Wednesday, adding to a total of 1,737 that make up the company’s constellation built to deliver internet service.

SpaceX is currently delivering an early version of the service to a limited number of customers in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, France, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

SpaceX has regulatory approval to grow the constellation to 12,000 satellites. 






Wednesday’s mission, SpaceX’s 16th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year, took off around 3 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The first stage landed safely on a drone ship. 

The mission was the 100th successful flight in a row by a Falcon 9 rocket.

The next SpaceX mission is scheduled for June 3. The company will launch a brand new Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to transport several tons of cargo to the International Space Station.