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TWIRL 98: SpaceX to orbit rival company's internet-beaming satellites

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This week, SpaceX will perform two launches, a rideshare mission and the orbiting of 40 OneWeb satellites. Interestingly, the latter satellites are competitors of SpaceX’s Starlink.
we’ll see two launches from SpaceX. The first mission will be Transporter-6 which is a rideshare mission carrying satellites for paying customers. The second mission will see the company fly 40 OneWeb satellites to orbit, where they will beam internet back to Earth.
The first launch this week will be from SpaceX, it will be launching a Falcon 9 carrying range of smallsats as part of a mission called Transporter-6. Similar to other Transporter missions, this one is a rideshare so private interests can launch missions to space at a more affordable price.

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