SpaceX launches 15 more Starlink satellites into space
- July 20, 2023
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The American company SpaceX launched a new batch of 15 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Thursday, July 20. As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Space.com.
The American company SpaceX launched a new batch of 15 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Thursday, July 20.
As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Space.com.
It was noted that the launch of the Falcon 9 carrier rocket, which contains 15 satellites, was carried out at 07:09 Kiev time from the spaceport in the state of California. The satellites were deployed approximately 15 minutes after launch.
The launch vehicle was originally scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, July 19, but SpaceX canceled the attempt five seconds before the end of the countdown after receiving a signal from the rocket’s upper stage.
This is Elon Musk’s company’s 48th assignment since the beginning of this year.
Starlink is SpaceX’s broadband satellite constellation of 4,450 operational spacecraft currently in low Earth orbit.
Additionally, this number will continue to grow in the future as SpaceX already has permission to deploy 12,000 Starlink satellites in space and has applied for permission to deploy 30,000 more.
As Ukrinform reports, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit on Sunday, July 16.
Photo: SpaceX
Source: Ukrinform
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