A private US company SpaceX made Monday morning (6:50 MSK) unprecedented launch vehicle Falcon 9 carrying on board at once two commercial telecommunications satellite weighing about 2 tons each.
Telecommunication satellites were manufactured Boeing Corporation commissioned by satellite operators – the company Eutelsat (France) and Asia Broadcast Satellite (Hong Kong).
Representatives of the company SpaceX noted that the two-stage booster rocket Falcon 9 was able to launch two satellites at once thanks to the lightweight design of the latter. Experts explained that these satellites are equipped with the latest ion engines that do not need to run huge fuel tanks, which are necessary chemical engines.
At the moment, both the satellite successfully undocked from the rocket and began their leisurely ascent to the specified point, at an altitude of about 36 thousand. kilometers from the earth’s surface. According to preliminary information, the path will take several months for the satellites.
Let us add that the company SpaceX is the world’s only private company that is authorized for delivery of cargo to the ISS under a contract with NASA.
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