SpaceX launches carrier rocket with Egyptian communications satellite
Space X launched a Falcon 9 carrier rocket to deliver the Egyptian Nilesat 301 communications satellite into orbit on Wednesday, according to a live broadcast on the US company’s website, Azernews reports.
The carrier rocket blasted off a launch site at Cape Canaveral in Florida at 05:04 p.m. EDT (00:04 on Thursday Moscow time) to place the Egyptian satellite weighing roughly 4.1 tonnes into geostationary orbit, which lies about 35,800 kilometers above Earth.
The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth, touching down on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. This first stage was previously used in six launches.
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