After repeated starts for a variety of reasons, today, on February 22, SpaceX, owned by Ilona Masku, was finally able to launch the Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying the first two Microsat 2a and 2b satellites intended for distribution of the "global the Internet ". Together with them, a Spanish radar satellite PAZ was on board.
The satellites, which are called Tintin 1 and 2, have already transmitted test signals to Earth and, according to Mask's assurances, "say hello", passing "Hello World" about a day later, when they fly over Los Angeles. Oh, yes, Mask asked nobody to tell the password from Wi-Fi ...
Do not tell anyone, but the wifi password is "martians"
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
We hope that you will also keep your mouth shut.
Yesterday SpaceX announced that it plans to keep the head fairing of the missile, catching it with the help of a giant network installed on the ship Mr. Steven, but, unfortunately, did not succeed. In his tweet, Ilon Mask reported that the fairing had fallen into the water a few hundred meters from the ship.
Missed by a few hundred meters, but fairing landed intact in water. Should be able to catch it with a little bigger chutes to slow down descent.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
If SpaceX can catch it and reassemble it, it is possible that this part of the rocket will again fly into space, saving creators about six million dollars.
Recall that today's launch was postponed several times because of weather conditions and for re-checking all systems.
The launch of the Microsat 2a and 2b satellites is a pilot part of the Starlink program, within which Ilon Musk decided to provide high-speed Internet distribution in all corners of the Earth. In total by 2024 it is planned to send into orbit 12 thousand satellites, which will provide access to the network to all comers.
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