SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket puts 40 OneWeb satellites into orbit
SpaceX has announced the successful launch of the OneWeb satellites. A Falcon 9 launch vehicle was used for the launch.
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UK-based OneWeb was able to successfully deploy 40 more satellites to provide broadband. The Falcon 9 rocket launched at 9:13 p.m. (EET) on March 9. This was the 13th successful launch for her.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/ajIbw8N18I
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2023
Falcon 9's first stage has landed on Landing Zone 1 pic.twitter.com/pNzYUY0kmv
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2023
Falcon 9 first stage landing at LZ-1 pic.twitter.com/Svzgyczfo5
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2023
Falcon 9 first stage returned to Earth nearly 8 minutes after liftoff and landed at Cape Canaveral. The upper stage continued its flight. Deployment of the OneWeb satellites began 59 minutes after rocket launch and lasted less than two hours.
Deployment of @OneWeb satellites has begun
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2023
Deployment of @OneWeb satellites complete
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2023
OneWeb previously used Russian rockets to launch satellites into orbit. After the sanctions, the British company began using the services of SpaceX and NSIL.
More photos from today's launch pic.twitter.com/0ejB0D7lUU
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 10, 2023
Source: SpaceX