SpaceX launches two telecommunications satellites into orbit

Science & Space November 13, 2022, 3:26

The rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

NEW YORK, November 13. /TASS/. US company SpaceX launched the carrier rocket Falcon 9 with two telecommunications satellites on Saturday. The launch was broadcast on the company's website.

The rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:06 a.m. EST (19:06 Moscow time), carrying Intelsat's Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32 satellites.

The first carrier stage was previously used in 13 launches. This time, SpaceX has decided not to return this Falcon 9 component to Earth. All of the fuel will be utilized to launch satellites into orbit before it falls into the Atlantic Ocean.

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