Starlink is growing stronger. Falcon 9 rocket launches more satellites into orbit.
Elon Musk's Space X Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After an hour of flight, 28 satellites separated from the launch vehicle's second stage and entered Earth orbit.
The rocket's first stage made a controlled, vertical landing on a platform located in the Atlantic Ocean. It's worth noting that the Falcon rocket was used in this operation eleven times. This translates to significant cost savings.
Since May 2019, when SpaceX launched its Starlink program , which provides broadband internet access to recipients in any part of the Earth, more than 9,700 satellites have been launched.
During this period, some of them failed due to power failure or uncontrolled orbital changes. Currently, over 8,400 objects are active.
The plan for the coming years is to achieve saturation of 12,000 satellites, which should improve data transmission quality. This project is valued at $10 billion.
Starlink is of great importance for Ukraine, which, thanks to the use of satellite system terminals, is able to provide internet access to state services, the army, schools and the civilian population.
Journalist, graduate of political science at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Associated with the media for over 40 years. After graduating in 1982, he worked on the editorial staff of "Gazeta Krakowska" and "Kurier Polski." A member of the editorial team of "Przegląd Techniczny." He has published articles in "Student," "Przekrój," and "Życie Literackie." Since the economic and political transformation, he has been associated with Reuters as a correspondent in Krakow for over 20 years. For the next three years, he conducted practical classes with students at the Institute of Journalism, Media, and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University. Since December 2021, he has joined the PTWP Group and works for the WNP.PL portal. His main professional interests include economics and politics at the global level and the participation of Polish business in this field, particularly companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Winner of the "Ostra Pióra" award, granted for "spreading economic education" by the BCC, as well as the Golden Pear - a journalistic award of the Małopolska Branch of the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland.
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