On Saturday, the Falcon 9 rocket was successful with the SXM-10 satellite on board. The purpose of the mission was to place it on a geostationary transfer orbit.
On Saturday there was a successful start of the Falcon 9 rocket with the SXM-10 satellite on board. Falcon started from the complex located on Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The SXM-10 is a high-power digital radio satellite built by Maxar Technologies, which is to be placed on a geostationary transfer orbit. Later, he will be moved to a permanent position to ensure a stable and wide radio range.
Spacex – to which the rocket belongs – confirmed in social media that “SXM -10” was “implemented”.
As explained on the company's website, this is the eighth flight of the first degree Falcon 9 rocket.
Pole in space
Already in the nearest Tuesday at 14.23 of Polish time (12.23 UTC) The start of the AX-4 space mission with the participation of the second Polish astronaut of Dr. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is planned.
The mission carried out by Axiom uses the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft belonging to the American company. NASA Space Center John F. Kennedy in Florida. Astronauts go to an international space station, operating since 2000 in orbit located about 420 kilometers above the ground.
The main goal of the AX-4 mission is to conduct a series of scientific research in the field of engineering, medicine, biology and biotechnology. In total, it is to carry out 60 experiments within about two weeks.
Will the mission take place?
In recent days there has been a serious dispute between the president USA Donald Trump and his previous adviser and colleague, the richest man in the world Elon Musk. When on Thursday Trump suggested the possibility of canceling government contracts for Muska's enterprises, the billionaire announced that his company “would start withdrawing from the service of his spacecraft Dragon”, and it was on his deck that he is to fly into space Uznański-Wiśniewski.
The head of the Polish Mission Ignis – being part of the AX -4 mission – doctor Aleksandra Bukała in an interview with TVN24 reporter Marcin Wrona took the floor. – We don't know anything that such a threat occurs. According to the flight plan, we fly on June 10 at 14.22 Polish time, 8.22 local time. We just said goodbye to astronauts and we keep our fingers crossed – she said.
Author/author: kgr/lulu
Source: Tvn24, PAP, Spacex
Source of the main photo: Starbase Space Complex in Texas