Musk says thousands of small satellites will be put into orbit to improve coverageA 149-second time exposure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is viewed from Cocoa Beach, Florida. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: SpaceX has launched 60 tiny satellites, the first of hundreds and even thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage. Musk said on Friday that all 60 flat-panel satellites were successfully deployed and online a few hundred kilometres above Earth. Musk says 12 launches of 60 satellites each will provide high-speed internet coverage throughout the United States. Twenty-four launches will serve most of the populated world and 30 launches the entire world.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2019 13:41 UTC