The row of satellites which are part of a plan by billionaire Elon Musk's firm to provide internet from space, glidedacross Dutch skies around 1:00 am (2300 GMT). "I didn't know what to make of it," an unnamed witness later told the NOS public broadcaster. Seriously, I didn't know," the witness said. An hour after liftoff, the rocket began to release the satellites at an altitude of 280 miles (450 kilometres). Each of the satellites weighs 227 kilograms (500 pounds) and was built in-house in Redmond, near Seattle.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 25, 2019 09:22 UTC