{"id":10107,"date":"2024-05-22T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-23-starlink-satellites-as-the-company-reaches-3-million-customers-globally\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:26:02","slug":"spacex-launches-23-starlink-satellites-as-the-company-reaches-3-million-customers-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-23-starlink-satellites-as-the-company-reaches-3-million-customers-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites as the company reaches 3 million customers globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66278\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66278\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240522_Starlink_6-62_liftoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240522_Starlink_6-62_liftoff.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240522_Starlink_6-62_liftoff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240522_Starlink_6-62_liftoff-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240522_Starlink_6-62_liftoff-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes flight supporting the Starlink 6-62 mission on Wednesday, May 23, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX continued the expansion of its Starlink internet satellite mega-constellation with the first of two planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida this week as the company boasts hitting more than three million users.<\/p>\n<p>First up to bat was the Starlink 6-62 launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:35 p.m. EDT (0235 UTC). It added 23 additional satellites to the thousands currently in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1-x7SJAs2s\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Wednesday night launch comes later in the day after the company successfully launched a classified number of satellites supporting the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s so-called \u201cproliferated architecture\u201d constellation. &nbsp;It was the first of what the NRO described as approximately half a dozen such launches anticipated in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the next decade, we will continue to increase the number of satellites operating across multiple orbits \u2014 complementing the NRO\u2019s cutting-edge, highly-capable satellites that are the traditional hallmark of the NRO \u2014 by adding responsive, proliferated systems,\u201d said Dr. Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the NRO, in a statement. \u201cOur proliferated systems will increase timeliness of access, diversify communications pathways, and enhance our resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first stage booster, tail number B1080 in the SpaceX fleet, launched Wednesday\u2019s Starlink 6-62 mission. It previously supported the launch of three Dragon missions to the International Space Station along with the European Space Agency\u2019s Euclid observatory.<\/p>\n<p>About eight minutes after liftoff, B1080 touched down on the droneship, \u2018A Shortfall of Gravitas.\u2019 This marked the 91st booster landing for ASOG and the 311th booster landing for SpaceX to date.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to announcing that it reached three million Starlink customers, earlier this week SpaceX also noted that the service is now available across the islands that make up the Republic of Fiji. SpaceX stated that it marked \u201cthe 99th country, territory or market around the world where Starlink\u2019s high-speed internet service is available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate post, SpaceX shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) demonstrating what it described as the \u201cfirst video call on X completed through Starlink Direct to Cell satellites from unmodified mobile phones!\u201d It added that the service will begin to be rolled out to T-Mobile customers \u201clater this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1792981845296160791&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F05%2F22%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral-2%2F&amp;sessionId=51c7c1c3ac03161fc07f971defe067ae2c5ab303&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1792981845296160791\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461529609588677=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First video call on @X completed through @Starlink Direct to Cell satellites from unmodified mobile phones!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to go live with @TMobile later this year <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f6f0.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0e\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f30e.svg\"> pic.twitter.com\/v4nA5B75EX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 21, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes flight supporting the Starlink 6-62 mission on Wednesday, May 23, 2024. 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