SpaceX launches Turkish satellite into orbit![]() January 8, 2021 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - SpaceX on Thursday, January 7 night sent up a Turkish communications satellite from from Cape Canaveral, WKMG-TV reports. In late October 2020, several hundred members of the local Armenian-American community staged a protest at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne over the company's plans to launch a satellite for the Turkish government. In the recent war against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Turkey supported Azerbaijan militarily, also by transferring terrorist mercenaries from the Middle East to fight against Karabakh. A Falcon 9 rocket launched a satellite called Turksat-5A Thursday evening from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40. The satellite will remain in geostationary orbit for up to 30 years. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |