Satellite With Pope Francis’ Words Launches Into Space ncregister.com
A satellite with Pope Francis’ words was successfully launched into space on Monday.
The “Spei Satelles” mission, Latin for “Satellites of Hope,” launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 12.
According to the Vatican, the miniature satellite, called a CubeSat, “is now en route to a heliosynchronous orbit, approximately 525 km [.62 miles] above the Earth’s surface.”
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