Question: Which of the following American Space company recently launched53 Starlink Satellites launched for Low Earth Orbit?
a) Blue origin
b) SpaceX
c) Vergin Galactic
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 13 November 2021; SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Florida in US. American Space Company has expanded its constellation of low Earth orbit satellites with this launch.
- The launch has taken place through a Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- The rocket Falcon 9 done its job perfectly and deployed the satellites about 16 minutes after launch.
- The rocket’s reusable first stage successfully returned and landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Falcon 9 has reusable first stage, which has been used for multiple launches; including the first crewed test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- Starlink is a satellite-based global internet system that SpaceX has been building for years to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world.
- SpaceX launched four astronauts:
- On 10 November 2021; SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.
- It took 21 hours for the flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to reach the glittering outpost.
Links:-
https://phys.org/news/2021-11-spacex-starlink-satellites-orbit.html