The Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched 20 satellites of the Starlink broadband internet access system into low Earth orbit, SpaceX ‘s official account on the X social network reported.
“Falcon 9 delivered 20 Starlink satellites into orbit from California,” the statement said.
The space shuttle was launched from the US SLC-4E base on the morning of September 25. An hour after takeoff, the satellites separated from the second stage of the rocket and entered orbit.
It is noted that after delivering the devices into orbit, the launch vehicle stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You platform in the Pacific Ocean. This was its 10th spacewalk.
On September 19 , it became known that the new Starlink Internet communications satellites of millionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company are interfering with space observations.
During summer observations of space using a radio telescope, a team of astronomers from the Netherlands, the UK , France and other countries detected unintended electromagnetic radiation from almost all observed Starlink satellites, including both first- and second-generation satellites.
Earlier it was reported that Starlink satellite communications became available in Zimbabwe.