BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 15. The Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Sunday launched another batch of 22 mini-satellites into orbit to replenish the orbital constellation of the global Internet coverage network of the Starlink system, developer company SpaceX , Trend reports.
The rocket was launched from the SLC-4E launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 00:59 Pacific Time. About an hour later, the satellites were launched into orbit.
SpaceX has already launched over 5.7 thousand such satellites into orbit. Some of them failed or left orbit. More than 5.3 thousand devices are in orbit in working condition.
SpaceX is the largest satellite operator in the world. The Starlink Internet network is available to users in 70 countries, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.