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.

The space company is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites at 7:31 p.m. Thirteen of the satellites will be carrying Direct to Cell capabilities. It will blast off into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Another launch opportunity will be on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:06 p.m.

A set of satellites for the European internet provider Eutelsat OneWeb were successfully launched by SpaceX late Saturday night.

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 (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.

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