SpaceX will have 1200 Starlink satellites in orbit after 21 successful launches. They launched 1265 satellites.
After another five launches, SpaceX should have the first 1,440 of the 260 kg (570 lb) spacecraft to provide near-global service in the summer of 2021.
SOURCES – SpaceX
Written by Brian Wang, Nextbigfuture.com
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21 launches, hahaha!
The booster used made it's 6th landing. There are two others that have made 8 each. Gotta' say, getting close to ten reuses, the original target.
Never get tired of watching these.