Falcon 9 rocket launched a record number of satellites into space

With a slight delay, SpaceX completed the planned launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which set a kind of record: 143 satellites were in orbit at once.

The launch was delayed by one day due to unfavorable weather. The rocket launched yesterday at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (6 p.m. Moscow time) from the US Space Force launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Falcon 9 rocket launched a record number of satellites into space

The reusable rocket has delivered 133 commercial and government satellites and 10 Starlink satellites into space. It was the first launch of the SmallSat Rideshare program, which provides access to space for small satellite operators.

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