SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched five Iridium communications satellites and 16 OneWeb satellites into orbit. This was reported on the SpaceX page at: twitter.
The rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Deployment of the Iridium satellites began about an hour after launch, followed by OneWeb devices.
The five Iridium satellites will serve as in-orbit backups to provide voice and data access anywhere on Earth. OneWeb satellites are designed to provide broadband Internet using mobile satellite communications.
It was previously reported that Falcon 9 was on May 14. took it out 56 Starlink Internet satellites entered orbit.
On May 11, SpaceX reported the successful launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. took it out To orbit 51 mini-satellites designed to renew the orbital constellation of the Starlink Internet access system. The launch was carried out from the SLC-4E launch pad located at US Space Force Base Vandenberg, California.
Source: Gazeta
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