SpaceX and ULA have plans for a busy week of liftoffs

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It’s one of many Starlink missions SpaceX launched since May when the program started. The goal is to create a constellation of satellites orbiting the Earth that can provide seamless and affordable internet to every part of the globe.

This is the 13th Starlink launch, bringing the number of the company’s satellites orbiting the Earth to 775. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s immediate goal is to deploy 1,584 satellites.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been planning to have 1,500 satellites in place by the end of 2020. This is estimated to be enough Starlinks to provide coverage for all of North America. If launches continue at this rate, he hopes to have global coverage by the end of 2021.

Watch the launch live here.

SpaceX sending GPS to Space Force

ULA’s delays are thought to be affecting SpaceX’s second upcoming flight. On Tuesday SpaceX is sending another Falcon 9 up with an updated Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the Space Force. The GPS III SV-04 was built by Lockheed Martin to help the U.S. to closely track locations of everything in space.