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SpaceX is a privately held company in the US. The launch of two space objects made her the first time. Each of them has a weight of 2 tons and has a lifetime of 15 years. Appliance manufacturer is concern Boeing.
The satellites were made for mobile operators in Hong Kong and France – Asia Broadcast Satellite and Eutelsat. They will be used by them for the provision of telecommunications services in the United States, Canada, Europe, as well as in Africa and the Middle East. Pre devices must be tested by experts, and if the results are positive, they will be put into operation.
Testing the satellites will be made after they reach orbit. The height of the latter is about 36 thousand kilometers. To achieve the purpose, the objects will take several months. Their launch was held in the US in the evening (in Moscow at that time was early morning – 6:50). Disconnecting from satellite carriers are alternately 30 minutes after the rocket launch.
Spacecraft equipped with ion engines. Equipped with electric motors designers have a lot to reduce the weight of objects. This was facilitated by the fact that these models are not required to install a massive fuel tanks – as opposed to analogs that contain chemical engines.
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