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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload from communications satellite operate Inmarsat, the fourth in a constellation created to provide high-bandwidth broadspeed Internet globally. The payload is the largest ever launched on a Falcon 9, which is why the mission parameters didn\u2019t call for an attempt to recover the first stage of the rocket.<\/p>\n
The launch was originally slated to be done with one of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rockets, but the company has yet to bring those into commercial operation. Instead, the Falcon 9\u2019s top payload capacity has been improved to the point where it can handle delivering the Inmarsat satellite to its target geostationary orbit.<\/p>\n
SpaceX\u2019s launch bring the Boeing-made satellite into operation alongside three previously deployed spacecraft, with the intent of this additional one being to add more load capacity to the existing network, and also to provide some backup options in case one of the other geostationary units encounters a problem.<\/p>\n
The launch took place at SpaceX\u2019s LC-39A complex at Kennedy in Florida, which SpaceX has leased and repurposed to support Falcon 9 and future Falcon Heavy crewed launches.<\/p>\n
The rocket successfully completed its initial second stage burn, after which it\u2019ll initiate a second in order to move into the correct place in orbit. Once in position, it\u2019ll deploy its satellite payload. We\u2019ll update this story when they return to broadcasting to let you know if the post-launch mission was a success as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload from communications satellite operate Inmarsat, the fourth in a constellation created to provide high-bandwidth broadspeed Internet globally. The payload is the largest ever launched on a Falcon 9, which is why the mission parameters didn’t call for an attempt to recover the first stage of the rocket. The launch was originally slated to… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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