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SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit

  • December 19, 2023
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On Tuesday, December 19, the American company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit. This was reported by Space.com, according to Ukrinform’s report. The launch of

SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit

SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit

On Tuesday, December 19, the American company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.

This was reported by Space.com, according to Ukrinform’s report.

The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which contains 23 Starlink internet satellites, was carried out at 6.01 am Kiev time from the spaceport in Florida.

Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth approximately 8.5 minutes after launch. Landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the plan, the satellites would be placed in low Earth orbit approximately 65.5 minutes after launch.

The launch of this batch of Starlink satellites was originally planned for December 11, but SpaceX postponed it due to adverse weather conditions.

Starlink is SpaceX’s Internet megaconstellation that currently consists of more than 5,000 active space satellites.

As Ukrinform reported, SpaceX launched 22 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on December 8.

Photo: SpaceX

Source: Ukrinform

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