After a few weeks of delays, the American private aerospace company SpaceX launched a new batch of Internet satellites into orbit for the Starlink satellite constellation, designed to become the basis for a future broadband Internet service.
The launch was originally scheduled for June, but had to be delayed several times due to technical problems, poor weather conditions and other reasons.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 57 Starlink satellites was launched on August 7 from Launch Complex 39A at the Space Center. Kennedy in Florida at 01:12 ET. The rocket also carried two BlackSky satellites.
A few minutes after liftoff, the second stage of the Falcon 9 separated from the first stage and went into orbit. After that, the first stage of the launch vehicle was successfully landed on an autonomous offshore platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The company has already confirmed on Twitter a successful deployment in orbit. Starlink as well .
This was the tenth launch of Starlink satellites, and there are now almost 600 spacecraft in orbit.
Deployment of 57 Starlink satellites confirmed
- SpaceX (@SpaceX)
SpaceX this summer closed beta testing of the Starlink service, which will be βfollowed by public beta testingβ and by the end of the year, the satellite Internet service is expected to be available to customers in the northern United States and southern Canada.
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