SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has launched another batch of satellites into space. This time, 22 units of the latest V2 mini were put into orbit.
The Twitter account of SpaceX writes about this.
Watch Falcon 9 launch the Iridium OneWeb mission to orbit → https://t.co/bJFjLCilmc https://t.co/MgVTD7Vu0j
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 19, 2023
The Falcon 9 rocket, which was loaded with the next generation of Starlink space satellites, was launched from the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
During the operation, the first stage of the rocket returned to Earth after about 8 minutes and landed on the unmanned ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas", which was located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/c8hzT8pqnf
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 19, 2023
Musk presented satellites of a new generation in February 2023. The next generation differs from the previous one with more powerful antennas and access to a new set of frequencies, which, in turn, provides greater bandwidth.
The weight of the satellite is about 830 kg. This, by the way, reduced the number of devices that can be placed in the Falcon 9 by almost three times.
We will remind, during the last operation, SpaceX launched another batch of 56 Starlink satellites into orbit.
