شركة SpaceX تطلق 20 قمرًا صناعيًا لصالح Eutelsat OneWeb إلى المدار
SpaceX Launches 20 OneWeb Satellites into Orbit
SpaceX successfully launched a batch of internet satellites into Earth's orbit for another company early Sunday morning, October 20. The final batch of Eutelsat OneWeb satellites was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth as planned, landing on Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 about eight minutes after liftoff, according to Space.com. This was the seventh launch and landing for this particular booster, according to SpaceX's mission description. The Falcon 9 upper stage continued to transport the 20 satellites into low Earth orbit, where they will be deployed over a period of 20 minutes, starting from 59 minutes after liftoff, if all goes according to plan.
Expanding Global Coverage
OneWeb officials revealed that the company is on track to provide global coverage this year and is already in the process of expanding services to customers worldwide. With the addition of the satellites deployed from this launch, OneWeb will increase flexibility and frequency in its constellation while expanding services to its growing base of corporate and government customers.
SpaceX has previously sent three sets of OneWeb satellites in groups of 40 spacecraft each. SpaceX's agreement to launch OneWeb satellites dates back to March 2022, after the latter company backed out of an agreement to use Russian-made Soyuz rockets through Arianespace in France.
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