SpaceX launches 143 satellites at once to break world record



On January 25, 2021,

SpaceX 's launch vehicle ' Falcon 9 ' launched 143 satellites into orbit, updating the maximum number of satellites launched in a single launch.

SpaceX launches a record-breaking mission, sends laser-linked Starlink satellites to the polar orbit --Tesla Oracle
https://www.teslaoracle.com/2021/01/25/spacx-record-143-satellites-laser-starlinks/

The Falcon 9 used to launch the satellite is the world's first vertically returnable and reusable rocket. Therefore, it is possible to complete missions at a lower cost than ordinary rockets. This launch is a launch project of artificial satellites at a low price of 1 million dollars (about 100 million yen) per artificial satellite by the artificial satellite sharing program ' SmallSat Rideshare Program ' led by SpaceX. We recruited. As a result, we succeeded in launching 143 artificial satellites at one time, significantly breaking the record of 103 satellites held by the Indian Space Research Organization .

Among the artificial satellites put into orbit this time, 10 satellites used in SpaceX's satellite Internet service ' Starlink ' were also included. The 10 Starlink satellites are equipped with an intersatellite laser communication system that allows lasers to send and receive data between satellites .



SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that the intersatellite laser communication system is still in the pilot stage. 'The intersatellite laser communication system is scheduled to start operation in 2022. The current version of the intersatellite laser communication system is 0.9. It is. '




SpaceX has posted on Twitter how the Falcon 9 used for this launch will land on the unmanned ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' .


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