SpaceX launched its last mission in 2024
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The American company SpaceX launched its last rocket in 2024 on Tuesday, December 31. A batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites flew into space.
This was reported by Space.com.
SpaceX Spacecraft successfully returns to ground after being caught by clamps that they are calling "chopsticks" @SpaceX @elonmusk
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Launch of Starlink satellites
The Falcon 9 rocket with 21 Starlink satellites was launched today from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Space Center in Florida. This was the 134th Falcon launch this year and the third in three days, exceeding last year's figure of 38 missions.
It is known that the first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth about eight minutes after launch and landed on a drone platform located in the Atlantic Ocean. And the upper stage successfully launched 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Yes, this was the 16th flight for the first stage of the rocket. It was previously used for the launches of Crew-6, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, mPOWER-B and 11 other Starlink missions.
Previously, artificial intelligence generated an image of how it sees the creation of the city of the future Starbase.
We also wrote that Kyivstar signed an agreement with Starlink, according to which they will introduce satellite cellular services, and the telecommunications infrastructure will be placed out of the reach of Russian attacks.
