STOCKHOLM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Eutelsat (ETL.PA), the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX in its first move since the merger of two European companies last year.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 20 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:31 p.m. EDT Friday.

Over the past four years, SpaceX has become a globe-straddling internet company as well as a rocket-maker. Its Starlink service uses what would, a few years ago, have been an unthinkably large number of satellites (presently around 6,

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SpaceX has launched 96 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2024, two-thirds of them dedicated to building out the Starlink network. The company has also launched two Falcon Heavy missions and three test flights of its Starship megarocket this year.

Using Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Eutelsat, the third-largest satellite operator in the world by revenue, launched 20 satellites on Sunday for its communications network—its first action after the merger of two European firms last year.

Eutelsat (OTCPK:EUTLF) (OTCPK:ETCMY)—the world’s third-biggest satellite operator by revenue—launched its first batch of satellites using the SpaceX (SPACE) Falcon 9 rocket, marking a significant milestone following its merger with OneWeb.