For the Falcon 9 rocket, this will be the 26th launch since the beginning of the year, of which 17 will continue to build the Starlink network.
The American company SpaceX launched a new batch of 22 Starlink Internet satellites into space on Tuesday, March 19. Space.com reported this.
A Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying 22 Starlink satellites takes off from a launch site in California. The first stage of the rocket returned to Earth approximately 8.5 minutes after launch. He landed vertically on the unmanned ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
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The satellites were deployed into their planned orbit approximately 62.5 minutes after launch.
For Falcon 9, this will be the 26th launch since the beginning of the year, of which 17 will continue to build the Starlink network of Internet satellites. There are currently more than 5,500 active Starlink satellites in space.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/LSmvWvO6iV
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 19, 2024
It was previously reported that Taiwan plans to create its own satellite Internet network so as not to rely on Elon Musk’s Starlink service.
Source: korrespondent
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