The Merah Putih 2 satellite will provide fast internet to customers in Indonesia for the next 15 years.
The American company SpaceX has deployed the Merah Putih 2 Internet satellite from the Indonesian company Telkomsat into space. About that reported press the service of the company on the social network X.
“Telkomsat’s Merah Putih 2 has been confirmed for space deployment,” SpaceX said.
The Internet satellite was launched on the night of February 20 from a spaceport in Florida. It was deployed into geostationary transfer orbit just 34.5 minutes after launch.
This is the 300th successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket.
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Space.com said the 4,000-kilogram satellite will provide high-speed internet to customers in Indonesia for the next 15 years.
Deployment of @Telkomsat Merah Putih 2 confirmed pic.twitter.com/6VHchNOnOR
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 20, 2024
Recall that on February 15, Elon Musk’s company sent the Odysseus landing module to the Moon.
On February 8, SpaceX and the US National Aeronautics and Research Administration launched NASA’s PACE satellite into space.
Source: korrespondent
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