The rocket Falcon 9 of Spacex will have a new mission this Tuesday when it takes 60 new satellites of the constellation into space Starlink of satellite internet.
Falcon 9, the same thruster that sent Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the first manned test of the Dragon Crew towards the International Space Station (ISS), it will carry cargo in the sixth mission of Starlink so far in 2021.
Almost all phases of the thruster have been in flight. Both halves of the nose cone of the Falcon 9, or fairing, that will protect the new group of routers on their journey through the atmosphere, they have flown on previous missions.
Liftoff is scheduled for 9:58 pm ET this Tuesday, March 9, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Subsequently, the Falcon 9 he will attempt his sixth professional landing eight minutes later in the Atlantic Ocean in the Just Read The Instructions drone. The chances of the weather cooperating for the launch are 90%.
Starlink, the promise of the global satellite internet
The satellites make up the project of Starlink. With a start date of operations in 2015, this program is made up of low-orbit satellites on the planet that provide internet to their home receivers.
Although there are already more than a thousand satellites deployed, it is expected to reach up to 12 thousand to provide internet coverage to much of the world, especially to those areas where geography makes it impossible for local operators to work. The system works without wiring: just with a receiving antenna and the home modem.
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