In his election victory speech, Trump expressed his admiration for SpaceX's satellite program.
After making U.S. history as only the second person to be elected to a nonconsecutive term as president, Donald Trump had high praise for Elon Musk, SpaceX and Starlink satellites in his election night victory speech.Trump lauded Starlink, describing how he discussed with Musk the satellites' use in the wake of Hurricane Helene's destruction in North Carolina and Hurricane Milton's impacts across Florida.
How Many Satellites Does Starlink Have?So far, 7,213 Starlink satellites have been launched into space, 6,554 of which are still in orbit, with 6,499 remaining functional, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell, who tracks the constellation on his website.This means that Starlink makes up roughly half of all satellites in orbit around the Earth. As of September 20, there were 13,230 satellites in space, about 10,200 of which are still functioning, according to the European Space Agency.
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