Space Force’s Multiple Satellites Launch Into Orbit

*A Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Jan. 18, 2022. The mission delivered 49 satellites into orbit. Photo By: Joshua Conti, Space Force*

The Space Force supported two Falcon 9 rocket launches last month. The Starlink 4-6 mission, launched on January 18, delivered 49 satellites into orbit.

A Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Jan. 31, 2022. The Italian built COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation second generation satellite is equipped with state-of-the-art radar technology, which will help provide data on a global scale for a variety of different applications. *Photo By: Joshua Conti, Space Force*

On January 31, a second rocket carried an Italian built COSMO-Sky-Med observation satellite into space. The satellite is equipped with state-of-the-art radar technology, which will help provide data on a global scale for a variety of applications. The U.S. and Italy share a long heritage of space security cooperation.