SpaceX Demos Engineering Savvy With 143-Satellite Payload

February 05, 2021
SpaceX’s Transporter-1
SpaceX’s Transporter-1 143-satellite ride-share mission, whose payload stack is pictured, broke records.
Credit: SpaceX
With a single flight of one of its workhorse Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX has debuted a mass transit system for small satellites, once again undercutting the cost of space launch services. There remains strong demand for flying cubesats and other small spacecraft on dedicated launchers, such as Rocket...

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