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| SpaceX launches rocket carrying the first two satellites for communications working electric Order |
Missile Space Exploration Tknulgiz (SpaceX company) launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station of the US Air Force on Sunday to put into orbit the first two satellites for communications electrically operated fully. And launched the missile which is similar to a height
of 22 floors of a coastal launch pad 10:50 pm EDT (0350 GMT). This is the third launch of the process in less than two months for the company SpaceX special California-based her. The rocket carrying two satellites from the production of Boeing-owned company Eutelsat Communications and Paris-based company (Aah.ba.as), based in Bermuda and owns the majority of shares in European equity firm Permira direct investment. And shared the Eutelsat satellites and Aah.ba.as manufacturing and launch costs. The industrial and satellites which were launched on Sunday, are equipped with twin Khvevin working with electricity, rather than payment in full chemical systems usual prudential into orbit required and remain in it. This allowed the release of two vehicles, spacecraft on a missile and one medium-sized Falcon 9. said Michel de Rosen, executive director of Eutelsat in an interview before the launch "pay the value of electricity is that the satellite operator needs less fuel compared to the satellite, which works Order chemical." "We have satellite much lighter and this theoretically greatly reduce the cost of all." And SpaceX, owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk, which turned the theoretical reduction in prices to the fact and broke what he described as Roseanne "semi-monopoly" imposed by Arianespace for the European market for small satellite launch. Did not disclose details of the agreement and that came on the website of the SpaceX Falcon launch cost $ 61 million. The outlet known to electric propulsion is that the satellites will need to months instead of weeks to reach its orbit at an altitude of 35,800 kilometers.