SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 for the ninth time, launching 60 Starlink satellites into orbit


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SpaceX, a private space development company founded by Elon Musk , has successfully launched the reusable rocket Falcon 9 for the ninth time. This time, Falcon 9 transported 60 artificial satellites used for the satellite Internet service Starlink.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for a record ninth time bringing 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/14/22330176/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-starlink-satellites-internet

SpaceX launches thousands of small artificial satellites into the orbit of the earth, creates a huge broadband communication network using this, and provides a service 'Starlink' that enables high-speed Internet connection from anywhere on the earth. I'm building. The Starlink project was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2018 ...

SpaceX's 'Starlink' project, which provides the Internet with more than 4000 artificial satellites worldwide, is given a go-ahead by the authorities --GIGAZINE


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In May 2019, we successfully launched the first artificial satellite for Starlink.

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



Since Starlink is gradually increasing the number of artificial satellites required to build services, a service that summarizes how many artificial satellites are orbiting around the earth is also appearing.

A map showing where the artificial satellites used in SpaceX's 'Starlink', which builds an Internet network from space, are located --GIGAZINE



Starlink is already available in some areas and has been impressed by test users. To participate in Starlink's public beta test, you pay $ 99 a month (about 10,000 yen) and a separate Wi-Fi router and a user terminal for connecting to the satellite are set for $ 499 (about 5). You need to buy the Starlink kit (¥ 12,000).

SpaceX satellite Internet 'Starlink' has started public beta test, the monthly fee is 10,000 yen --GIGAZINE



The launch of Falcon 9 carrying such an artificial satellite for Starlink was carried out on Sunday, March 14, 2021. After the launch, Falcon 9 has successfully landed on the deck of an unmanned vessel named 'Of Course I Still Love You' anchored in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX's official Twitter account is a movie showing the state of Falcon 9 at the moment of launch ...



Posted a photo of Falcon 9 flying into space.



In addition, 'We have confirmed the deployment of 60 Starlink satellites,' he tweeted about the success of the launch.



The Falcon 9 used for the launch this time is a rocket that has been used five times to launch the Starlink satellite, and was also used for the demonstration experiment Demo-1 by the manned spacecraft 'Crew Dragon'.

SpaceX has obtained permission to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites, and so far more than 1000 artificial satellites have been put into orbit around the earth. In addition, the next Starlink satellite is scheduled to be launched on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

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