SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit
The Starlink satellites, which included 13 with direct to cell capabilities, were launched from Space Launch Complex, 4 east at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)
SpaceX is set to launch 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18).
An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and designed to host several instruments for different customers. The source of the hole from a chickpea-sized object is uncertain, but the event underscores the growing risk to spacecraft in orbit around our planet.
World's First Wooden Satellite Is On Board The ISS And Will Soon Be Launched Into Orbit
The world's first wooden satellite has been successfully launched into space and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Soon, it will be released into an orbit around 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the Earth.
SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California early Nov. 18
SpaceX is set to launch 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).
SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (photos)
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).
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SpaceX launches telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)
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