SpaceX launches a 6.7-tonne satellite into orbit
- May 1, 2023
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The Falcon Heavy rocket of the American company SpaceX launched the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite weighing 6.7 tons into orbit. The launch video was released by SpaceX in 2019.
The Falcon Heavy rocket of the American company SpaceX launched the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite weighing 6.7 tons into orbit.
The launch video was released by SpaceX in 2019. twitterReports Ukrinform.
The launch took place at 20:26 EST (03:26 Kiev time) from the launch complex of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The weight of the satellite is 6.7 tons.
Three ViaSat Inc. the first of its satellites. The next generation to provide global coverage in Ka-band and high-speed Internet to North and South America.
The operation of each of the company’s satellites will ensure that the bandwidth of the network is more than one terabyte per second. The second ViaSat satellite will cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the third – the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to the ViaSat satellite, Falcon Heavy also launched Gravity Space’s GS-1 Earth remote sensing and MicroGEO communications satellites.
Watch Falcon Heavy launch @ViasatIncViaSat-3 Americas mission into orbit → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK https://t.co/tmQZfcKBf4
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 1, 2023
As the agency previously reported, the US Federal Civil Aviation Administration (FAA) Banned SpaceX from running more Starship launchesUntil the “investigation of the case” of the ship’s test launch on 20 April is complete.
Source: Ukrinform
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