SpaceX succeeds in launching 60 new satellites for the 'Starlink' project to build an Internet environment with artificial satellites



Elon Musk Mr. serve as a co-founder and CEO of space exploration company SpaceX is, Internet connection deliver the environment 'to every corner of the Earth using an artificial satellite Starlink has newly launched a' satellite 60 groups for the project . The project plans to deploy about 12,000 satellites in orbit around the earth, and the 60 satellites launched this time will be the 420th satellite.

SpaceX successfully launches latest batch of 60 internet-beaming satellites to orbit-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/22/21229845/spacex-starlink-satellites-broadband-falcon-9-rocket-launch-watch-live-stream

SpaceX's Starlink project was proposed to provide a high-speed Internet to people living in remote areas without access to the existing Internet environment. Initially, it was planned to build a huge Internet connection environment by launching more than 4000 small satellites into orbit around the earth. It was in March 2018 that the Starlink project was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Authorities give a go-ahead to SpaceX's `` Starlink '' plan to provide the world with more than 4000 artificial satellites-GIGAZINE


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After that, on May 23, 2019 local time, 60 artificial satellites used in the Starlink project were launched into Earth orbit for the first time. The SpaceX reusable rocket ' Falcon 9 ' was used for the launch, and the details and appearance of the 60 satellites are summarized in the following article.

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites for Starlink project to build Internet environment using artificial satellites-GIGAZINE



And on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 22, 2020, SpaceX succeeded in launching 60 new Starlink satellites. This is the 7th satellite launch for the Starlink project, and of the approximately 12,000 satellites scheduled for launch in the project, more than 420 have been put into orbit around the earth.

The reusable rocket Falcon 9 was also used at this launch, and Falcon 9 has successfully landed in the recovery space at sea. You can check the state of this launch in the following movie.

Starlink Mission-YouTube


SpaceX said, `` We plan to launch up to 6 degrees in 2019, and in 2020 we will accelerate the pace and put about 720 satellites in orbit to make the region with the most population on the earth. We plan to make it possible to cover it continuously, ”said Twitter, which means that about 300 units will need to be launched before the service starts. At the time of writing the article, first an internet connection service covering Canada and part of the northern part of the United States is scheduled to start, and it is expected that the service will cover the whole world around 2021.



Musk said he needed about 400 satellites to provide 'initial operational capacity' to the Starlink project, and about 800 satellites would be needed to raise this to 'important operational capacity.' It is said that. However, there are many challenges for Starlink to gain 'important operational capabilities.'

Up to now, there have been problems such as the main engine of Falcon 9 having stopped at the 7th satellite launch. It is said that Falcon 9 with the main engine stopped failed to land on the recovery drone ship located at sea, and the ship was wrecked. However, overseas media The Verge said, 'Falcon 9 landing has nothing to do with the fundamental part of the Starlink project's placing satellites in orbit', but SpaceX rarely fails to land. However, SpaceX Is the second time Falcon 9 has failed to land. ”

SpaceX is reusing several parts in the launch of the Starlink satellite. It is said that the main engine of Falcon 9 launched by SpaceX this time is the fourth use, and the part called nose cone used to surround the satellite was also reused.



If you are interested in how the Starlink project can change the world, please check the article below.

How will the 'Starlink Project,' which provides a high-speed Internet environment to every corner of the world, change the world? -GIGAZINE


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