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Musk’s Rocket Company SpaceX Launched 88 Satellites In A Single Day

SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company launched 88 satellites on Wednesday this week. Following this huge one-day launch, the total satellites launched this year to about 900 according to a report by the Verge.

SpaceX rocket launch
SpaceX rocket launch

 

Yesterday’s satellite launch was SpaceX’s second in-house “ride-share” mission from Florida. For the “Transporter-2” mission, the rocket company reusable Falcon 9 rocket launched the satellites into space. Surprisingly the initial launch was slated for Tuesday; however, the company faced some flight security hiccups.

 

SpaceX Satellite Launch
SpaceX Satellite Launch

 

SpaceX had already launched the Transporter-2; but stopped the countdown 11 seconds before takeoff and rescheduled for Wednesday. The reason was that a private helicopter had entered the airspace intended for the launch; which was already closed off by the Federal Aviation Administration for the mission.

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SpaceX’s ideology for the rocket launching business is to have re-usable rockets launch satellites ultimately eliminating millions of dollars in binding new ones.

Brief Video of the rocket landing
Brief Video of the rocket landing

 

The Falcon 9 rocket went off at 3.31 PM ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and also returned to Earth about 10 minutes after at Spacex Landing Zone 1. The SmallSat Rideshare Program is geared at offering small satellite rides to space for an entry price of $1 million, Wednesday’s mission was the second for this program. Ideally, these rides are for companies looking to launch communication satellites or Earth observation.

 

Musk’s Startup Starlink has its satellite terminals launched through this program; its frequency is to make the internet service broadband readily available worldwide.

 

 

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