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SpaceX launches 13 military satellites into low Earth orbit

According to Tin Tuc newspaper September 3, 2023 07:50

According to Sputnik news agency, on September 2, the US Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) launched 13 military satellites into space using a Falcon 9 rocket with the aim of monitoring rocket launches and providing global military communications.

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

The launch took place at 7:25 a.m. on September 2 local time (9:25 p.m. the same day Vietnam time) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (USA).

The constellation of satellites launched into low Earth orbit is part of the Prolonged Warfare Space Architecture (PWSA) program.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company has launched 61 satellites using its Falcon rocket this year, noting that if the next launch scheduled for September 3 (local time) “goes well,” SpaceX’s number of launches this year will “exceed last year’s number of launches.”

Previously, SpaceX had postponed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket twice due to adverse weather conditions.

According to Tin Tuc newspaper
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SpaceX launches 13 military satellites into low Earth orbit