SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024
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Another text book launch and booster landing.
I am curious how many of these new Starlink satellites will need to be deployed before they can start offering the service to the public? I heard somewhere the plans were for 7500 of them in total but guessing the minimum for basic text message coverage will be far lower.