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Using super-heavy space rocket, the Falcon Heavy from SpaceX, the Pentagon launches into geostationary Earth orbit small satellite of the new generation of Tetra-1 and another military spacecraft, which has not been reported.
Learn more about microsatellite Tetra-1 tells American magazine Breaking Defense.
Supplied by Millennium Space Systems (USA) a little more than a year from the time of order, the machine is an experimental sample. In the edition I believe that it is launching to the space forces of the United States in a new era, no more, no less.
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The unit for its size resembles a household refrigerator and is used for different tasks set by the Ministry of defense.
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The use of groups of these small satellites in a multi-tier architecture, distributed in low earth and geostationary orbits, enables the U.S. military to quickly restore the system to its full capacity, even when some of the devices will fail. The loss of several satellites in a large group of dozens of devices only slightly impair its ability, which can quickly be restored, since the neighboring devices will take over the functions of the retired.
The launch was carried out yesterday from Cape Canaveral (Florida) with a heavy carrier rocket Falcon Heavy.
