SpaceX press service announced that the Falcon 9 launch vehicle has been successfully launched into space with 22 Starlink mini-satellites on board. A message about this was published by representatives of SpaceX on the social network. twitter.
The press service commented on the launch, “The launch of 22 Starlink satellites has been confirmed”.
The rocket was launched from complex 40 of the US Space Force Base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX has launched 19 rockets into space since the start of 2023, and 88 since 2019. The company launched approximately 4.5 thousand mini communication satellites into space in total.
previously published by Bloomberg reportedThe Pentagon will purchase Starlink satellite terminals from SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, for the Armed Forces.
At SpaceX on May 14 declaration In the launch of 56 Starlink satellites into orbit.
11 May knowledgeableThat the Falcon 9 launch vehicle has successfully launched into orbit 51 mini-satellites designed to replenish 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.