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Gwynne Shotwell, the president and COO of SpaceX, said in a released video, The collaboration that were announcing today will allow us to work together to deliver new offerings for both the public and the private sector to deliver connectivity through Starlink for use on Azure, according to CNBC.

Microsoft Azure is the companys cloud platform encompassing over 200 products and cloud services. The cloud services are mainly targeted towards large-scale enterprise clients. Microsoft claims that 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies entrust their business to the Azure platform.

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A few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled its new service, Azure Orbital, which will enable satellites to connect directly to the cloud. Microsoft data centers, including its Azure Modular Data Center, will be connected to Starlinks satellite network.

Azure data centers are unique physical buildings located worldwide. They house a group of networked computer servers. CNBC noted that the company envisions the product helping to provide solutions for military needs, humanitarian efforts, mobile command centers, mining, and more.

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TechandGeek reported that data centers can be transported anywhere and provide effective service in tough environments and difficult conditions. The Azure Orbital Emulator will conduct large-scale satellite constellation simulations and generate scenarios to ensure launches proceed as planned.

Tom Keane, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Azure Global, explained that its natural for people to think of SpaceX in association with innovation and the evolution thats occurring to bring space technology into the 21st century, according to CNBC.

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The partnership may also set up Microsoft and SpaceX to be more competitive with Jeff Bezos, with similar Amazon cloud services, a Starlink rival Kuiper, and Bezos rocket builder Blue Origin.

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On Oct. 22, SpaceXs second Falcon 9 rocket launch of the week was called off just minutes before its planned 12:14 p.m. ET launch. The rocket, carrying 60 Starlink satellites, seemed to have a small-seeming issue with the loss of upper stage camera, according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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On Oct. 18, a Falcon 9 transporting 60 Starlink satellites successfully launched from Kennedy Space Centers Pad 39A. The scrubbed launch on Oct. 22 would have been the companys 15th lauch.

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Since 2019, more than 800 satellites have been launched. SpaceX is gradually working towards building a megaconstellation of 14,000 satellites to provide global broadband Internet coverage.

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