SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capability
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SpaceX has launched 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 13 of which have Direct to Cell capability. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket made its 20th flight.
The day before, on a foggy California night, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched 20 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, including 13 with direct access to cellular communications.
Writes UNN with reference to Satnews.
On Sunday, November 17, residents of Sonora (Tuolemi County, California) witnessed a spectacular phenomenon in the sky during the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. At 10:53 p.m. California time (9:53 a.m. Pacific time), a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying 20 satellites from the Starlink constellation, 13 of which have Direct to Cell capability (providing direct communication between satellites and mobile phones).
This is the 20th flight for the first stage of the launch vehicle supporting this mission, which has previously launched Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-85, NROL-87, SWOT, SARah-1, NROL-146 and 12 Starlink missions. After the stages are separated, the first stage will land on an unmanned ship that will be deployed in the Pacific Ocean.
