SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites into orbit from California
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Another 27 Starlinks from Vandenberg is less about spectacle and more about cadence—SpaceX is normalizing LEO bandwidth as an always-expanding utility, not a scarce asset. If your product depends on constrained connectivity, assume that constraint keeps eroding over the next 12–24 months.
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