SpaceX, satellite internet service Starlink continues to expand. Elon Musk’s space company has successfully launched upgraded Starlink satellites, known as Gen2, into orbit. Falcon 9 rocketcarried 54 satellites into orbit in last night’s launch.
SpaceX sent 54 Starlink satellites in its 60th launch of the year
Taking off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the first stage of Falcon 9 arrives on SpaceX’s ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in about eight minutes. landed. This was SpaceX’s 60th successful launch in 2022, nearly double the number of 31 launches in 2021.
Gen2 version Starlink satellites, more powerful than the 3,300 satellites currently in orbit. The upgraded satellites are planned to provide faster service and also offer internet to more users. It is also possible to place Gen2 satellites in different orbits.
Another great success from Starlink!
SpaceX, in a post on Twitter, announced that Starlink satellite internet service has surpassed 1 million subscribers.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the deployment of 7,500 Gen2 satellites of SpaceX, but SpaceX was not satisfied with this figure. In the application made to the FCC, approximately 30,000 Starlink satellites were requested to be placed in low Earth orbit.
Starlink satellite internet recently 1 million subscribers left behind. Thanking all its subscribers and employees for this success, SpaceX aims to increase the number of users even more in the future.
In addition to all these, satellites that have completed their mission and become inactive may pose a danger in the vacuum of space. Scientists say that an accident between satellites can have very bad consequences.
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