SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls

This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.

Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.

SpaceX is currently ahead of last year's record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half

SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments

SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.

Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor. With last night's launch, Amazon Leo has 396 satellites