Starlink is the largest satellite constellation ever deployed — and it's continuously growing, as today's planned launch demonstrates. There are currently more than 6,850 active Starlink spacecraft in LEO, according to satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

SpaceX launched the second rocket of the year from Cape Canaveral. The payload was the latest batch of Starlink satellites.

Nearly 25 years after Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin, the company is finally poised to send its first rocket to orbit. New Glenn could lift off as early as next week.

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The frequent launches have reportedly become something of a nightmare for those who live near the launch sites, however. Business Insider spoke with residents near the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California,

SpaceX is set to launch another rocket from our Space Coast on Monday. The company is aiming for an early afternoon liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket. The vehicle will carry 24 Starlink satellites and deploy them into low-Earth orbit. The satellites are used to increase the company’s internet capability to locations around the globe.

SpaceX is set to send up the second launch of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon. A Falcon 9 carrying 24 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites is set for liftoff during a three-hour launch window that opens at 12:21 p.