SpaceX Achieves Double Starlink Launches
Company on track for record-breaking 144 launches this year as it expands its satellite internet service.
- SpaceX successfully launched two back-to-back Starlink missions on Sunday night, one from Florida and the other from California.
- The company is aiming for 144 launches this year, which would be a significant increase from the 96 launches it completed in 2023.
- The two launches added 45 more Starlink satellites to SpaceX's growing constellation, which now numbers over 5,700 satellites.
- SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service currently serves over 2.3 million customers across 70 countries.
- The reusable booster used in the Florida launch, named 1062B, successfully landed on a drone ship for the 18th time.