SpaceX launches first internet satellites to cover ‘entire planet’

SpaceX has begun to roll out a network of satellites that will beam internet coverage to Earth as part of a new broadband scheme.

The space company has successfully deployed 60 satellites to space, in a network which is expected to eventually cover the entire planet in providing internet coverage.

The multi-billion-dollar Starlink project has been approved by the US communications agency to send almost 12,000 satellites into space.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has previously claimed that once active, the network will deliver “one terabit of bandwidth” to Earth, with the aim of using the new network to provide better internet access to under-served parts of the world.