SpaceX got another 60 Starlink sats into orbit this morning. That brings the functional constellation to 180 sats. The first batch of 60 don't count since they are not equipped to communicate with each other. Various reports say either 300 or 400 sats are required to get a basic minimal functioning system. At the rate they're going, this may mean they will have achieved their goal in another couple of months (they want to do 2 launches per month).
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-3-satellites-launch-rocket-landing-success.html -- bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
