American company SpaceX released a video showing the launch of the new Starlink satellite into orbit. The relevant entry was published in the official gazette bill Companies on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
The images show that the device made one of the first flights around the Earth. At the same time, company representatives emphasized that the new satellite was sent into space on the night of September 16.
previous day reportedIt was stated that the US Senate Armed Services Committee launched an investigation into entrepreneur Elon Musk. This was due to the businessman’s refusal to expand the Starlink satellite network, which could help the Ukrainian army successfully attack Russian warships off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula in 2022.
Committee chairman Jack Reed said there were “serious national security accountability issues” in reports on satellite use. He also singled out plans for parliamentarians to examine the “huge role” played by Musk and his company SpaceX in the situation.
In addition, Bloomberg announced that some other Democratic senators from this committee sent a request to the US Department of Defense demanding clarification of the current situation. Lawmakers are interested in why the decision to use Starlink for the benefit of Kiev authorities was made not by the American government, but by a businessman.
Previously Musk saidWhy impose restrictions on the use of the satellite system for Ukraine.