Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches first phone service satellites
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#6HJBR)
Starlink satellites, carried on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, can beam signals directly to smartphones from space
SpaceX launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the first set of Starlink satellites that can beam signals directly to smartphones from space.
Elon Musk's space business struck a deal in August 2022 with wireless carriers to provide phone users in dead zones" with network access via its Starlink satellites.
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