SpaceX broke every record with its latest spacecraft mission to orbit. The company successfully launched the Transporter-1 mission with 143 satellites, including 133 commercial and government satellites and 10 Starlink engines. The Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Crew Dragon Demo-2, landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic.
This was SpaceX's first mission dedicated to the SmallSat Rideshare program. The project helps make deliveries of cubesats and other small spacecraft practical for customers who would otherwise not be able to afford them , with prices starting at a relatively low $1 million.
The company has already put several small satellites into orbit with the aim of providing broadband internet worldwide.
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites on January 20. Launching so many satellites at once is no easy feat, because each one must be released into space at a specific timeto avoid collisions with each other.
Information source: engadget.com
