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SpaceX, Starlink and Low Earth orbit

UPI on MSN · 2h

SpaceX sends more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit

SpaceX launched a new group of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low-Earth orbit Tuesday night. The 28 devices rode a Falcon 9 that was scheduled to liftoff at 9:17 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County,

Space.com · 2h

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

A Falcon 9 rocket launched SpaceX 's Starlink 6-93 mission Tuesday night (May 6) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:17 p.m. EDT (0117 GMT on May 7) from CCSFS's Launch Complex-40 (LC-40) — one of two launch sites the company operates on the Space Coast.

SpaceX set to bring more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches its Starlink Satellites into orbit from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida in April. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI 33,187 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 expected to crash back to Earth

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Here's when the Soviet-era spacecraft Cosmos 482 may return to Earth

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft known as Cosmos 482 may return to Earth this week, more than 50 years after it embarked on a botched mission to Venus.

Science News · 13h

A Soviet spacecraft will crash to Earth this month

Kosmos 482 launched for Venus in 1972 but never left Earth orbit. The spacecraft has now lost enough energy that it can’t fight gravity anymore.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 6d

A Soviet Spacecraft Is About to Crash Back to Earth After Being Stuck in Orbit for 53 Years

In 1972, the Soviet Union’s Venera 8 spacecraft became the second ever to land on Venus. It operated for 50 minutes in the planet’s harsh environment before succumbing to the intense heat. But this intrepid lander once had a sister probe named Cosmos 482. It launched four days after Venera 8 but was unable to escape low-Earth orbit and broke apart.

LAist on MSN1d

A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere

Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon ...

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A spacecraft orbiting for 53 years is projected to fall to Earth soon

The latest projections peg the 1,000-pound spacecraft’s reentry between May 8 and May 11. A complicating factor is that ...

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Driven: 2025 Cadillac Celestiq Raises the Bar into Low-Earth Orbit

With an 111-kWh battery under the body, Cadillac estimates a full charge will provide 303 miles of driving, topping the ...

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