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SpaceX launches 20 more Starlink satellites into space

TH (according to Tin Tuc newspaper) May 15, 2024 11:30

The American space company SpaceX has just launched 20 more Starlink satellites into Earth orbit.

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink satellites lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA

According to SpaceX, the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (USA) at 11:39 a.m. on May 14, Pacific Standard Time (about 1:39 a.m. on May 15, Vietnam time).

The Falcon 9's first stage returned and landed on the pre-positioned drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX later confirmed that 20 satellites were deployed.

According to SpaceX, Starlink will help provide high-speed broadband Internet to locations with unstable access, high package prices, or no service.

Previously, on May 6, SpaceX announced that it had launched 23 more Starlink satellites into Earth orbit.

TH (according to Tin Tuc newspaper)
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SpaceX launches 20 more Starlink satellites into space