SpaceX's Transporter-1 mission lifts off, carrying a global record 143 satellites for a single launch:
There goes the rocket's nosecone, revealing the dozens of spacecraft on board
The Falcon 9 rocket booster has a great view of the Atlantic Ocean as it begins its reentry burn back through the atmosphere:
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster lands, the 5th launch and landing for this particular booster:
The first of the Transporter-1 payloads deployed: 36 SuperDove satellites for @planetlabs
@planetlabs And yes, that little white dot in the bottom left corner of the SpaceX webcast is the Moon:
@planetlabs SpaceX's high-speed ships recovered each of the halves of the Falcon 9 rocket's fairing (i.e., the nosecone), fishing them out of the Atlantic Ocean after splashdown:
@planetlabs The 10 Starlink satellites deploy to complete the Transporter-1 mission, with SpaceX successfully deploying all 143 spacecraft in orbit - the most ever for a single launch:
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