SpaceX launches 7,000th Starlink satellite, bringing the number of active Starlink satellites to nearly two-thirds of the total satellite population



SpaceX's satellite internet service 'Starlink' has launched numerous orbits to expand and strengthen its services, and it is reported that the total launch weight

reached 429 tons in the first quarter of 2024. On September 6, 2024, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that 'Starlink satellites will account for approximately two-thirds of all active satellites orbiting the Earth.'

Elon Musk now controls two thirds of all active satellites | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-satellites-starlink-spacex-b2606262.html



Since its

first launch in May 2019, SpaceX has launched a large number of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, with an average of three per day at the time of writing.

According to data from the satellite tracker service CelesTrak , as of September 6, 2024, there are 10,345 active satellites, of which 6,370, or 62%, are Starlink satellites. Meanwhile, Starlink's competitor, British startup OneWeb, has only 631 satellites in service.



In addition, the proportion of Starlink satellites to all active satellites was 29% as of January 30, 2021, but will account for 62% by September 6, 2024. According to the overseas media Independent, SpaceX plans to launch up to 42,000 satellites in the future to complete the Starlink constellation that can provide high-speed Internet and telephone connections to every corner of the Earth, and the proportion of Starlink satellites in all satellites is expected to continue to increase.



On September 6, 2024, 21 Starlink satellites were launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. This launch marked the 7,000th Starlink satellite to be launched.




At the time of the launch, Musk reported that 'Starlink now accounts for roughly two-thirds of all active satellites on Earth.'


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