SPACEX LAUNCHED 60 STARLINK SATELLITES | UPSC EXAM

INTRODUCTION

  • On May 9, 2021, one of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets launched 60 Starlink satellites into early orbit, then landed in the sea recording the company’s 10th flight of the reusable booster use.
  • The rocket lifted off at 2:42 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Station. The white exterior of the rocket turned black after it entered Earth’s orbit and returned.
  • Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX tweeted that first time a Falcon rocket booster will be reaching double digits in the flights.
  • It was the second time SpaceX, successfully launched a 229-foot Falcon 9 rocket within a week.
  • Also, each of the Falcon 9 rocket carried a full 60 flat-screen Starlink broadband satellite.

STARLINK SATELLITE BROADBAND – 

  • Starlink Broadband Satellites is a network of satellites designed by SpaceX in order to provide low-cost Internet access to remote locations.
  • These satellites are located 60 times closer to the Earth than the traditional satellites.

 

FALCON 9 ROCKET DETAILS –

  • The Falcon 9 rocket is manufactured and designed by SpaceX, an Elon Musk-owned space transportation services company and an American aerospace manufacturer.
  • The Falcon 9 rocket is the world’s first double-orbital rocket, a reusable rocket designed to transport supplies and people into the Earth’s orbit.

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