Over 10,000: SpaceX launched a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.
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American company SpaceX has launched 28 more Starlink internet satellites into space. The total number of satellites in space now exceeds 10,000.
As Space.com reports, the Falcon 9 rocket launched late Sunday, October 19, from a spaceport in California with 28 Starlink satellites on board.
Among those 28 was the 10,000th Starlink spacecraft ever to reach orbit.
The mission marks the 132nd Falcon 9 launch this year, tying the record set by the rocket last year, with nearly 2.5 months remaining until the end of 2025.
Starlink’s first test launch took place in February 2018, with commercial coverage beginning in 2021. Since then, the network has grown into the largest orbital constellation in human history.
SpaceX has already received permission to launch 12,000 satellites, but Musk plans to launch more than 30,000 devices to provide stable, low-latency internet worldwide.
Starlink now provides service to millions of customers worldwide, and SpaceX continues to improve the product by sending more and more satellites into space.
Most of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites remain active. Currently, 8,608 are operational.