Successfully launched the AsiaSat 6 satellite rocket into orbit

SpaceX, the US private space exploration technology group, successfully launched a new Asian commercial telecommunications satellite early on Sunday. This satellite took off brilliantly in the night sky, ending almost 2 weeks of delaying this task.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida, USA at 1:00 am local time (ie 5 am GMT) on Sunday, carrying Asiasat 6's satellite. Hong Kong AsiaSat company flew into space.

Initially, the take-off was scheduled to take place on August 26, but SpaceX took off from the flight to provide more time for engineers to investigate the Falcon 9 reusable missile (F9R). ) self-destruct during a test flight on August 22 in Texas, USA.

The prototypes of the F9R missiles are different from the Falcon 9 missiles that are still operating normally. Therefore, this incident has almost no effect on SpaceX's rocket launch, the company representative said. However, SpaceX still wants to thoroughly examine all of its boot systems to make sure the task goes smoothly.

Falcon 9 missiles carrying AsiaSat 6 satellite were successfully launched into orbit.(Source: yahoo.com)

"What we want to test many times is whether the process of detecting and debugging scenarios assuming problems outside the script is optimal , " said Elon Musk, founder and CEO. SpaceX said in a statement late last month.

The take-off on last Sunday went smoothly and there were no problems. SpaceX announced the mission successfully about 30 minutes after the rocket took off.

"Successful takeoff! At 1am EST, Falcon 9 missiles flew into space, carrying AsiaSat 6 satellite" , SpaceX's representative posted on Twitter. "Contact satellite has been confirmed".

AsiaSat 6 was built by Space Systems / Loral, based in California, USA. The satellite will distribute broadband and video services across the Asia-Pacific region. Its design life is 15 years. AsiaSat is currently sharing half of AsiaSat 6's communication capabilities with Thaicom satellite TV company; The company named its satellite part Thaicom-7.

"Thaicom-7 took off successfully", Thaicom CEO Suphajee Suthumpun announced. "I want to thank our partners and research teams. The new satellite will help meet the growing demand in Thailand and across the Asia-Pacific region."

The take-off on Sunday was the second time in two months that SpaceX attached satellites to its missiles. Earlier, a Falcon 9 rocket brought the AsiaSat 8 satellite into orbit on August 5. Successful take-off on Sunday will mark two successive launches of AsiaSat with SpaceX.

"This year marks an important milestone for AsiaSat," AsiaSat President and CEO William Wade said. "The addition of AsiaSat 6 satellite to the 5-satellite system in AsiaSat's trajectory, including AsiaSat 8 has significantly increased the ability to provide a large range of transmitters for our customers".