Space rocket was launched from the Falcon 9 belonging to the company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) from the base of Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday (September 7) on a mission to put a commercial satellite communications on orbit.
The rocket blasted off with a length of 68 meters from the launch pad near the sea at exactly one o'clock am EDT (05:00 GMT), while the sky was dark and covered with some clouds.
The satellite carried by the rocket is the second between Amarain company owned by Asia Satellite Telicomeonakishnz Holdings (Asia SAT), based in Hong Kong.
He was the first moon Asia Sat 8 successfully in orbit after 35 thousand and 700 kilometers above the Earth's surface on the fifth of August.
Said William Wade, CEO of Asia Sat The launch of the satellites cost the company about 110 million dollars.
The launch, which took place on Sunday, is a trip to No. 12 Falcon 9 rocket that carried the satellite Unlike spacecrafts for charging a Dragon to the International Space Station for the account management Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
SpaceX is seeking Almmlecoqh to the private sector to make a copy of the Dragon vehicle could be carrying astronauts to the side trying to break into the world launch of satellites for military purposes which bring rich rewards.
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