SpaceX successfully launched fifty-one Starlink internet satellites from a Falcon 9 rocket from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday after a series of weather delays. The company hopes to create a global mobile phone service utilizing the SpaceX networks. This was the 214th Starlink mission, and the 15th this year.
Just the beginning. The company's constellation now consists of 4K satellites. They have permission to launch up to 12K, but they are hoping for an extension to get them to 42K.