SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 40 OneWeb satellites into orbit

SpaceX announced the successful launch of OneWeb satellites into orbit. Used for launch

Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

What is known

The British company OneWeb was able to successfullydeploy 40 more satellites to provide broadband internet. The Falcon 9 rocket launched on March 9 at 21:13 (EET). For her, this was the 13th successful launch.

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Falcon 9 first stage almost 8 minutes afterThe launch returned to Earth and landed at Cape Canaveral. The upper stage continued to fly. The deployment of OneWeb satellites began 59 minutes after the rocket launch and lasted less than two hours.

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OneWeb has previously used Russian rockets to launch satellites into orbit. After the sanctions, the British company began using the services of SpaceX and NSIL.