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Photo: SpaceX rocket (nasa.gov)
The American company SpaceX has put a satellite into orbit to study the ocean. The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle was carried out at 19:17 Kiev time, it returned successfully.
Reported by the US space agency NASA in Twitter.
The missile was reportedly launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. She put the Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich oceanographic science satellite into orbit (altitude 1,300 km).
“3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 0 .. and the takeoff of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, continuing a legacy of ocean observation and international collaboration for the benefit of all humanity.” pic.twitter.com/JCT0AnV0za
– NASA (@NASA) November 21, 2020
The satellite launch is part of a program by NASA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the European Space Agency to track ocean water levels and study how global warming is affecting changes along the coast. .
Recall that in mid-November, SpaceX launched the Crew Dragon spacecraft with four astronauts on board.
Note that recently Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk ranked third in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Bloomberg. In particular, he overlooked Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Musk’s fortune is now estimated at nearly $ 110 billion.
The ranking is led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($ 185 billion) and Microsoft co-owner Bill Gates ($ 129 billion).
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