Eutelsat, 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 plans to send a set of internet satellites to orbit for another company early Sunday morning (Oct. 20). SpaceX plans to launch the last batch of Eutelsat OneWeb's V1 satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday at 1:13 a.

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) is pleased to announce the successful launch and deployment of 20 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), further strengthening the OneWeb constellation.

In a significant milestone since its merger with OneWeb, Eutelsat successfully launched 20 satellites for its communications network on October 20, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This marks the first satellite launch

SpaceX launches OneWeb satellites on Falcon 9 rocket Credit: SpaceX Watch live coverage of the SpaceX launch of 20 OneWeb satellites to low-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.