https://www.teslaoracle.com/2021/01/25/spacx-record-143-satellites-laser-starlinks/ Skip to the content Search [svg]Tesla OracleTesla Oracle Menu * Cybertruck * Model Y * Model 3 * Model S * SpaceX * More + News + Model X + Roadster + Semi Truck + Autopilot (FSD) + Software Updates + Elon Musk + Gigafactories Menu Search Search for: [ ] [Search] Close search Close Menu * Home * News * Roadster * Cybertruck * Model Y * Model 3 * Model S * Software Updates * SpaceX * MoreShow sub menu + Model X + Semi Truck + Autopilot (FSD) + Elon Musk + Gigafactories * Cybertruck * Model Y * Model 3 * Model S * SpaceX * MoreShow sub menu + News + Model X + Roadster + Semi Truck + Autopilot (FSD) + Software Updates + Elon Musk + Gigafactories * Twitter * Facebook * Pinterest * Flipboard Categories News SpaceX SpaceX launches a record-breaking mission, sends laser-linked Starlink satellites to the polar orbit * Post author By Iqtidar Ali * Post date January 25, 2021 * No Comments on SpaceX launches a record-breaking mission, sends laser-linked Starlink satellites to the polar orbit Advertisement Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Space Port Sation, Florida -- SpaceX made history again by sending a record number of 143 satellites on a single mission to the lower Earth orbit yesterday. The record was previously held by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with 103 satellites on a single launch. Among these were 10 SpaceX Starlink satellites that are deployed to the Polar Orbit (see animation below for explanation). This will make high-speed internet available in the most remote polar locations of our planet. The SmallSat rideshare program by SpaceX enables customers in launching their satellites to low earth orbit with a budget as low as $1M. In this dedicated launch, most of the small satellites were of SpaceX customers, in the past, SpaceX has been making space for a small number of customer satellites with the Starlink constellation satellites. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/ Polar_orbit.ogv/Polar_orbit.ogv.360p.vp9.webmAnimation of a satellite in polar orbit. Source: Wikimedia Commons by Brandir (CC by SA). [svg][evannex_googlead_300x250]- Sponsored - Elon Musk's space exploration & commercial spaceflight company has used optical laser-linking of the satellites for the first time. Musk has confirmed on Twitter that the black pipe-type objects at the end of each Starlink satellite are actually laser links. I have marked these objects in the following photo of the SmallSat satellite stack photo shared by SpaceX before the launch. [svg]SpaceX SmallSat satellite stack with 10 Starlink satellites showing the laser linking.SpaceX SmallSat satellite stack with 10 Starlink satellites showing the laser linking. Source: SpaceX, illustrated by Iqtidar Ali / TeslaOracle.com. According to Musk, only the polar Starlink satellites sent to orbit this year will have laser links, all the other Starlink satellites will get laser-linking feature next year. SpaceX has given the current laser-linked satellites a version number of v0.9, Musk explained. All sats launched next year will have laser links. Only our polar sats have lasers this year & are v0.9. -- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 25, 2021 SpaceX Falcon 9 firing from the launch pad carrying a record 143 satellites.SpaceX Falcon 9 firing from the launch pad carrying a record number of 143 satellites. Credits: SpaceX. Later on, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship. SpaceX posted the landing video on the company's official Twitter account -- still mesmerizes. Other space flight companies and government bodies have yet to achieve this level of precision in Rocket engineering. Follow us for more interesting SpaceX stories & news: Google News | Flipboard | RSS (Feedly) Falcon 9's first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/6gWWlLiXdG -- SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021 * Tags Falcon 9, Starlink [svg][1ace748e4523afd083b72] By Iqtidar Ali Iqtidar has been writing about Tesla, Elon Musk, and EVs for more than 3 years on XAutoWorld.com, many of his articles have been republished on CleanTechnica and InsideEVs, maintains a healthy relationship with the Tesla community across the Social Media sphere. View Archive - --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Elon Musk is donating $100M for the best carbon capture technology --------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. 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