Musk launched another 60 satellites of the Starlink Internet network. Now the system is two-thirds ready for Internet distribution

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle into space, which launched another 58 satellites of the Starlink program, which should provide the whole world with broadband Internet access, available even in regions with a complete lack of infrastructure.

The first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which was used for the third time, successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. Together with the satellites, the carrier launched into orbit three SkySats of the American company Planet Labs with a portable telescope and a camera for monitoring the Earth's surface.

In total, the Starlink project involves launching 12,000 small satellites into orbit, and Musk plans to start providing Internet access services after the number of devices in orbit reaches 800. After today's launch, the number of launched satellites has reached 540. A standard launch puts 60 satellites into orbit.

SpaceX plans to have satellite internet in the northern United States and Canada as early as 2020, and around the world by 2021. The total investment in the project is estimated at $10 billion.

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