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Small satellite built by Romanian students successfully reaches orbit

December 8, 2023

The second Romanian satellite built by students, ROM-3, has reached orbit with a SpaceX rocket and is operational. After a few days to regenerate its energy using solar power, the satellite will begin transmitting data. 

The Falcon 9 rocket took off from SpaceX's Vandenberg base on November 11, at 23:35, after three successive flight delays. The capsule containing 35 satellites reached the payload deployment altitude in 9 minutes. At 00:45, it began deploying the satellites into their...

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