Foxconn launches second-generation satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9

TAIPEI, ‌May 3 (Reuters) - ​Taiwan’s ​Foxconn said on Sunday ‌its second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) ⁠satellites were launched ‌via a SpaceX ‌Falcon 9 rocket from California, marking ​the electronics manufacturer’s latest ⁠push into space technology.

The company’s ​PEARL-1A and PEARL-1B satellites entered their ​intended orbits and ‌will conduct on-orbit missions ⁠for five years, it said.

Foxconn said ⁠the two satellites are ​primarily designed to verify payload technologies in the ‌fields of communication and space ‌science.

(Reporting by ⁠Wen-Yee ‌Lee; Editing ​by William Maclean and Joe ‌Bavier)

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