Watch SpaceX deploy its 1st V2 mini Starlink internet satellites in orbit

Watch the placement in orbit of SpaceX's first V2 tiny Starlink internet satellite.

Compared to earlier generations, the new Starlink satellites have more capabilities.

Starlink internet satellites of a new generation have been placed in orbit.

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, posted a stunning video of the company's new Starlink "V2 tiny" satellites ejecting off their Falcon 9 rocket following launch on Monday, February 27. (opens in new tab).

At 6:13 p.m. EST (23:13 GMT) on Monday, the satellites launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on their first mission. The first stage of the Falcon 9 returned to Earth on the SpaceX droneship. 8.5 minutes after takeoff, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, there is a Shortfall of Gravitas.

The utilisation of these miniature test satellites before deploying full-size Starlink V2s on Starship, which can lift heavier ones into orbit once it is ready with a mass of 1.25 tonnes (1,130 kilogrammes). Later this month, a test launch using Starship may take place.

This breathtaking still image is taken from a video of the launch that was shot by a boom-mounted camera, and it shows the first V2 tiny Starlink internet satellites being released from the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket with the blue Earth in the background. (SpaceX image credit)

According to SpaceX, the actual satellites were deployed roughly 64.5 minutes after launch. A camera set on a boom arm folds out away from the satellites in the company's latest film as they release from their Falcon 9 rocket upper stage.

"V2 minis come with a key Starlink will be able to offer about 4 times as much bandwidth per satellite as prior incarnations because to improved technology, according to a statement from SpaceX on Twitter on Sunday(opens in new tab) (Feb. 26).

The argon Hall thrusters on the V2 minis are also being employed for the first time in space. Another tweet from SpaceX on Sunday stated that the upgraded thrusters "had 2.4x the thrust and 1.5x the specific impulse of our first gen thrusters" (opens in new tab).