SpaceX successfully completed its 60th rocket launch in 2022. The start was notable not only because it became
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Falcon 9 sends satellites into orbit for the first timethe second generation of Starlink Gen 2 (Starlink v2.0). The launch vehicle successfully returned to Earth 7 minutes after launch, landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9 launches 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit; completes SpaceX's 60th mission of 2022! pic.twitter.com/MIstToPIyL
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Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida11:34 AM (EET) with 54 Starlink Gen 2 satellites. Elon Musk's company has begun deploying second-generation spacecraft after it received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The launch of new satellites will make it possible to increasenetwork capacity and increase satellite Internet speed in regions with a large number of clients. The regulator has allowed SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation satellites into orbit, after which it may approve a request to launch 30,000 Starlink Gen 2.