It is expected that the devices will last at least 15 years
A private US company SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket, which put into space two commercial telecommunications satellite. Start a two-stage vehicle was manufactured with the US Air Force base located near the launch site at Cape Canaveral (Florida) at 22:50 Eastern Time USA (6:50 MSK Monday), reports Tass.
SpaceX first brought into space just two telecommunications satellites. These machines weighing 2 tons each produced an American company Boeing for the two satellite operators – the French company Eutelsat and Hong Kong Asia Broadcast Satellite.
Boeing first sent into orbit satellites with only electric propulsion, namely ion. This innovation has significantly reduced weight vehicles, removing the bulk of their structure fuel tanks, necessary for satellites chemical engines. As expected, the new devices will last at least 15 years and will provide a link consumers in North and South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
After about half an hour after the launch of the satellites in turn undocked from the launch vehicle and began maneuvering . A few months later they reached the target orbit height of almost 36 thousand. Km. Then specialists will test apparatus and if it goes well, they took over the service.
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