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SpaceX reports milestone for Starlink satellite links

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An artist’s conception shows the deployment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. (SpaceX Illustration)

In the wake of last month’s launch of 60 Starlink broadband data satellites, SpaceX says all but three of them are in communication with the company’s network of ground stations, including the satellite operation’s home base in Redmond, Wash.

In an emailed update, SpaceX said Starlink is ready to go into a testing phase that involves streaming videos and playing video games via satellite.

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By Alan Boyle

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