Question: A Starlink Internet Constellation, known as Starlink Mission being built by-
a) SpaceX
b) ISRO
c) ESA
d) PIxxel( An Indian Space start-up)
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- On 06 October 2020; American aerospace company SpaceX successfully delivered a new batch of its Starlink Satellites under its 13th Starlink Mission.
- These satellites were launched from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida (United States).
- This is the 17th mission launched by SpaceX in the year 2020.
- SpaceX has launched more than 700 Starlink satellites so far.
- A Falcon 9 Booster has been reused for this mission.
- In May 2020, two NASA astronauts were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to fly using the Falcon 9 rocket.
- Starlink Mission:
- Starlink is a Satellite Internet Constellation being built by SpaceX that provides Satellite Internet Access.
- This Constellation consists largely of small satellites in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO), acting in conjunction with transceivers.
- The company stated that Starlink network is still in its early stages, but as the network grows it will be able to cover vast area.