SpaceX is going to launch another Starlink satellite.
                     SpaceX is going 
to launch 
another Starlink 
satellite
INTRODUCTION
 In the second of what is supposed to be a series of 
Starlink rideshare missions, SpaceX successfully 
deployed dozens of Starlink Internet satellites and 
two tiny Earth-imaging satellites into orbit Friday.
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Starlink satellites
 A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying 57 SpaceX 
Starlink satellites, along with two BlackSky Global 
Earth-observation satellites, lifted off at 1:12 a.m. 
EDT (0512 GMT) from Pad 39A here at NASA’s 
Kennedy Space Center.
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Falcon 9
 It was the fifth launch for this Falcon 9's first stage. 
And the booster pulled off yet another landing this 
morning, settling softly onto the deck of SpaceX's 
"Of Course I Still Love You" droneship in the Atlantic 
Ocean about eight minutes after liftoff.
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Rapid launch
 This is SpaceX's 10th Starlink mission since 2019, 
and the company's 12th overall mission for 2020. 
 SpaceX has been relying on its fleet of used, flight-
proven boosters to sustain a rapid launch cadence.
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Mission
 The company has had a stellar summer, with the 
launch and landing of two NASA astronauts on the 
Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station a 
first for a private company and isn’t slowing down 
anytime soon. 
 The third time was the charm for SpaceX as its 
Falcon 9 rocket roared to life and lit up the night sky 
over Florida’s Space Coast.
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Hitchhiking satellites
 Part of SpaceX’s Starlink megaconstellation, the 
satellites will join hundreds already in orbit. 
 To date, the company has launched 595 Starlink 
satellites as it works to complete the huge 
constellation. 
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Beta program
 SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has said that 
SpaceX needs between 400 and 800 Starlink 
satellites in orbit to begin to roll out minimal 
coverage. 
 As that goal draws nearer, SpaceX has been teasing 
the arrival of a beta program, which will help the 
company test the service for eventual worldwide 
consumption. 
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Approval
 SpaceX is also taking other steps to make Starlink 
service a reality. For example, the company has 
gained approval from the U.S. Federal 
Communications Commission for up to one million 
user terminals. 
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Satellite sunshades
 The sunshade, as SpaceX is calling it, is a 
deployable visor designed to prevent sunlight from 
reflecting off the shiniest parts of the satellites, such 
as the antennas. 
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Rocket reuse
 SpaceX subsequently changed its refurbishment 
techniques and has now launched and recovered 
two different boosters five times. 
 Each of these should fly again soon, especially if 
SpaceX is going to keep up its rapid launch cadence.
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