On Wednesday, May 31, SpaceX launched a new batch of 52 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit.
As reported by Ukrinform, the company reported this to: twitter.
“Throw,” SpaceX wrote.
Space.com states that the Falcon 9 launch vehicle with 52 Starlink satellites was launched at 09:02 Kiev time from Vandenberg Space Station in California.
Deployment of the new batch of internet satellites into planned orbit is expected 17.5 minutes after the rocket launch.
According to astrophysicist and satellite observer Jonathan McDowell, SpaceX has launched approximately 4,500 Starlink satellites into space, of which more than 4,100 are currently active.
The company already has permission to send 12,000 Starlink satellites into orbit and has applied for permission to launch 30,000 more.
As reported by Ukrinform, North Korea confirmed the loss of a military intelligence satellite during its attempt to launch into space on Wednesday and has promised to conduct a second launch in the near future.