SpaceX has announced the launch of 20 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket, including 13 satellites with Direct to Cell technology, marking a significant step forward in the evolution of mobile communications. Written by UNN and with reference to Sat News.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct cellular access, on July 7, 2024 at 11:10 p.m. ET / 8:10 p.m. PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The mission includes the Starlink 9-3 group payload for the second generation v2-mini satellites of the second generation high-speed low-earth-orbit satellite Internet constellation.
The mission includes 20 Starlink v2-mini satellites. This is the third launch of the Group 9 satellites and the 49th dedicated Starlink launch in 2024.
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The private space travel company SpaceX is also planning a second space mission that will involve only non-professionals - two of them will also make the first private "spacewalk," writes Frankfurter Rundschau.
The Polaris Dawn mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 31, 2024. The four-person crew is led by Jared Isaacman, a billionaire who is funding the Polaris program and has already been in space himself.
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