The Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully launched 51 mini-satellites into orbit to replenish the orbital constellation of the Starlink Internet access system. interfax with reference to the developer company SpaceX.
Falcon 9 launches from the SLC-4E launch pad at US Space Force Base Vandenberg, California. 17.5 minutes after launch, all satellites were placed in orbit, which was immediately confirmed.
About nine minutes after launch, the first reusable stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, used in launches for the third time, made a vertically controlled landing on an offshore drone platform 660 meters away in the Pacific Ocean. km from Vandenberg base.
Several environmental organizations filed Lawsuit against the US Federal Aviation Administration regarding flight tests of the Starship space system developed by SpaceX. On April 20, the Starship’s first orbital flight tests were carried out, resulting in the explosion.