SpaceX launches Starlink V2 Mini satellites into orbit for the first time

SpaceX was unable to launch the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon due to unsuitable weather conditions. However

The mission to launch the first Starlink V2 Mini satellites went according to schedule.

What is known

SpaceX is facing a slowdownsatellite Internet Starlink due to the large number of active users. The problem will be solved with the help of Starlink Gen 2 satellites, but to launch them, you need to get permission to launch the Starship spacecraft with the Super Heavy rocket. In the meantime, the company is looking for temporary solutions. One of them is Starlink V2 Mini satellites.

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February 28 at 01:0013 (EET) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 satellites before landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas unmanned offshore platform. Each spacecraft has two solar panels with an area of ​​52.5 square meters. meters, and the throughput is four times higher than that of satellites of previous generations.

Starlink V2 Mini launched to low Earthorbit under license from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The regulator has approved the deployment of 30,000 satellites, but first SpaceX must safely launch 7,500 devices into orbit.