I wonder how five deployments of 60 satellites each adds up to more than 300. Does new math give a different result than old math when multiplying 5 x 60?
No. Your grasp of math is correct in that SpaceX deployed three-hundred Starlink satellites over five launches...
> The space firm previously launched 60 Starlink satellites at a time in May, November and on Jan. 6 and Jan. 29, with two test satellites launched before that.
...to expand a network that was previously limited to one-hundred and twenty-two satellites. In this instance, it wasn't your math skills that were lacking, but your English comprehension which failed to provide you with all the variables to the equation. According to the article, there are now four-hundred and twenty-two Starlink satellites in total with an additional six-hundred deployment launches planned. Assuming the deployments remain sixty at a time, that means the network will grow to be six-thousand four-hundred and twenty-two satellites.
That's kinda cool.
I miscounted by one-hundred and twenty. The total number of satellites should be six-thousand five-hundred and forty-two after the next series of launches are done. Either way, the linked article is correct in saying the Starlink network is currently over 300 satellites.
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