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02/01/23 08:30 AM IST

SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

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  • Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea recently.
About Satellites
  • The mass of such satellites is 303 kg, and the dimensions are almost the same as in v.15.
  • The main difference of Starlink v2.0 is a larger antenna and increased bandwidth of each satellite.
  • The v1.5 devices have a laser communication system between satellites and can communicate directly with ordinary mobile terminals.
  • SpaceX currently has 3,604 operational Starlink Satellites in orbit.
  • The planned total number of satellites reaches 12,000 with the possibility of further expansion to 42,000.
  • It was the year's 24th flight specifically focused on Starlink, SpaceX's massive broadband constellation.
Source- Business Standard

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