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technology28 days ago•5 min saved

SpaceX deploys ViaSat-3 F3 on Falcon Heavy, boosting APAC capacity beyond 1 Tbps

SpaceX launched the 6-ton ViaSat-3 F3 satellite on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. After a multi-burn ascent, the satellite deployed into a geosynchronous transfer orbit as the two side boosters returned for landing and the center core was not recovered. The third and final ViaSat-3 vessel will take about two months to raise to its final position at 155.58°E, delivering more than 1 Tbps of capacity for the Asia-Pacific region using flexible phased-array beams.

via Spaceflight Now|

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spaceflight2 years ago•2 min saved

SpaceX successfully launches Indonesian satellite into orbit on Father's Day.

SpaceX is set to launch an Indonesian communications satellite, SATRIA-1, to geosynchronous transfer orbit using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket's first stage will return to Earth for a vertical touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas. SATRIA-1 will provide free internet connection to 150,000 public facilities in Indonesia and have a throughput capacity of 150 billion bits per second.

via Space.com|

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