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Instead of Russia: the Swedish satellite was put into orbit by an American rocket

  • November 5, 2022
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Rocket Lab has launched the Swedish research satellite MATS into orbit. This was reported by Space.com, Ukrinform reports. As noted, the Swedish satellite 18-metre Electron launch vehicle launched

Instead of Russia: the Swedish satellite was put into orbit by an American rocket

Instead of Russia: the Swedish satellite was put into orbit by an American rocket

Rocket Lab has launched the Swedish research satellite MATS into orbit.

This was reported by Space.com, Ukrinform reports.

As noted, the Swedish satellite 18-metre Electron launch vehicle launched from the spaceport in New Zealand on Friday evening. Within an hour, the MATS satellite was in planned orbit.

He will study atmospheric waves in space.

The MATS research satellite was originally supposed to be launched with a Russian rocket, but the Swedish Space Agency and the satellite’s prime contractor, OHB Sweden AB, canceled the deal and rebooked Electron after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

As Ukrinform reports, the California company Rocket Lab launched the Strix-1 communications satellite into orbit more than half a thousand kilometers from Earth.

Source: Ukrinform

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