23-10-2024, 11:56 PM
(23-10-2024, 02:21 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: SpaceX's in-space shows a stacked group of Starlink satellites being revealed after 2-pieces of protective hardware, known as payload fairings, fall away from the Falcon 9 rocket that launched group. "View from active & passive halves of a payload fairing during a recent Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink," SpaceX officials wrote on X, formerly Twitter on Monday (Oct. 21).
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-fa...ring-video
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Starlink is a massive constellation of broadband Internet satellites, and SpaceX hopes to have quite a number in low Earth orbit to serve customers in rural or underserved areas: their plans call for as many as 42,000 satellites. The company has also provided humanitarian assistance with the satellites worldwide during conflicts or following natural disasters, including in the American southeast after the catastrophic Hurricane Helene last month