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SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink Internet satellites. The launch took place on the night of April 18, 2024 at 00:26 Kyiv time from NASA’s Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida. Watch as Falcon 9 launches @Starlink satellites into orbit https://t.co/CRHHeGOnd3 – SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2024 About 8.5 minutes […]
No one will be surprised by the re-entry of Falcon 9 rockets into space today, but last weekend, SpaceX’s main workhorse made a significant and very historic achievement: The F9 B5 stage with the index B1062 completed 20 successful launch-landing cycles. The event itself took place on April 13, 2024, during the Starlink Group 6-49 […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun preparations for global testing of the Starlink satellite cellular communications system. According to PCMag, the company has submitted a request to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to test the system in a number of countries outside the US, including Australia, Canada, and Japan. According to the documents, […]
The private space company SpaceX continues to impress with its achievements in the space industry. Having already set a record for the frequency of launches in 2023, the company is not going to rest on its laurels and plans to raise the bar even further in 2024. SpaceX’s most recent impressive success occurred on March […]
The SpaceX team has launched another batch of its Starlink Internet satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink ships launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 2 at 02:30 Kyiv time. This was reported by Space. Bad weather disrupted two previous launch attempts. This time, the weather cooperated and the Falcon […]
SpaceX has unveiled a new tool for monitoring its Starlink Internet satellites – an interactive map showing their location in real time in Earth orbit. This innovation allows users to track the position of each of the company’s satellites, providing a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the process of one of the most ambitious […]
SpaceX’s mobile ambitions were dealt a blow when the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied its application to use additional spectrum bands for mobile communications via Starlink satellites. The application, filed more than a year ago, envisaged the use of up to 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites in the 1.6 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.4 GHz […]
SpaceX is currently in the final stages of certifying its second space launch site. Its commissioning will help reduce congestion at the spaceport and expand the company’s ability to send astronauts into space. Until now, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has had only one site certified for launching crewed missions, Launch Complex 39A. But having a […]
The European Union has reached an agreement with the United States that allows the bloc to pay SpaceX for launching its satellites. The agreement is scheduled to be officially signed next week, Politico reports. All this is necessary due to long delays in launching the next generation of the European Ariane rocket system. After many […]
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) of the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with SpaceX to create a network of hundreds of low-orbit spy satellites capable of operating as a swarm and tracking targets on Earth. This was reported by Reuters. The agency’s report is based on a previous report by The Wall […]