Photo: REUTERS 2015.
With the launch site in Florida launched the Falcon 9 rocket company SpaceX. This is the first flight of a rocket Falcon after a launch failure that occurred in June 2015, reports Reuters.
At this time, SpaceX the first time succeeded in controlled descent to the ground the lower stage rocket Falcon 9, to save it for reuse . Two previous attempts to keep step, during which it fell in the giant offshore platform, were unsuccessful.
Falcon 9 was supposed to launch 11 communication satellites. The upgraded missile with a height of 23-storey building was launched from Cape Canaveral at 4:29 MSK on Tuesday.
Later, the head of SpaceX Elon Musk on his Twitter page said that all the 11 satellites in orbit, and the first stage of Falcon landed back at Cape Canaveral. “Welcome back, baby!” – He wrote.
Musk also posted images, which show the trajectory of the rocket launch and its return stage.
A bad start Falcon occurred June 28, 2015. After 2 minutes 19 seconds after liftoff the rocket exploded. Cargo ship Dragon, which was the Falcon 9 to orbit, carrying to the International Space Station for about two tonnes of cargo, including food, supplies for scientific experiments, as well as a docking station for the modernization of the station for future connections with the American manned spacecraft.
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