SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket with communication satellite
- 22.07.2018, 13:05,
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SpaceX Aerospace company successfully launched Falcon 9 rocket at night on July 22. The rocket delivers to orbit Telstar 19 Vantage, Canadian communication satellite designed to transmit a broadband signal to North and South America, - The Press office of the SpaceX reports.
It is noted that this satellite weighting seven tons will also provide Wi-Fi to passengers traveling above the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9 and Telstar 19 VANTAGE went vertical this afternoon on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 60% favorable for the four-hour launch window, which opens Sunday, July 22 at 1:50 a.m. EDT, 5:50 UTC. https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/uFRJDBrvH9— SpaceX (@SpaceX)
Later, Falcon 9 rocket with five Iridium NEXT telecommunication satellites and two research probes for NASA was launched from Vanderberg air force base in California.
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