SpaceX breaks ISRO’s Record by launching 143 Satellites

SpaceX successfully launched its ambitious rideshare mission called Transporter-1, carrying 143 small satellites, and created a new record of launching many satellites from a single rocket. With this launch, SpaceX broke the record set by ISRO in February 2017 for deploying 104 satellites onboard PSLV in a single mission.

The SpaceX used two-stage Falcon 9 rocket for the mission, from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 143 satellites included 133 commercial and government satellites and 10 Starlink satellites of SpaceX.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• SpaceX founder & CEO: Elon Musk.
• SpaceX president & COO: Gwynne Shotwell.
• SpaceX Founded: 2002.
• SpaceX Headquarters: California, United States of America.