After Starlink activation in Iran, Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch 52 satellites on Sept 25

SpaceX is targeting launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with 52 new Starlink satellites in early hours of September 25. two-stage rocket will lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station when launch window opens at 5:02 am IST. Roughly nine minutes after launch, Falcon 9 booster will make its landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in Atlantic Ocean. You can watch live webcast of launch which will begin five minutes prior to lift-off. 

Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency broband internet across globe through constellation of satellites operating in a low orbit around Earth. 

According to SpaceX, booster being used for forthcoming launch will fly for fourth time as it has previously supported SES-22 and two Starlink missions. Notably, September 25 launch will mark company's 43rd mission of year and will take number of Starlink satellites in orbit close to 3,000. SpaceX is increasing number of orbital launches to expand constellation of internet-providing satellites for offering services in most remote areas of world. 

Recently, firm announced that Starlink is now available on all seven continents including Antarctica, however, number of countries using its services is 36 (as of July this year). latest country to be using Starlink is Iran, where regime has shut down internet services. Elon Musk, earlier in day, announced that Starlink has been activated in country where an intense protest is being carried out over death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. 

Iran became second country where Starlink is beaming internet before schedule, first being Ukraine, where services were activated following Russia's invasion on February 24. internet activation in Iran comes a few days after Musk said that he would seek an exemption from sanctions to offer broband service in country.

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