SpaceX has successfully launched its 50th Falcon 9 rocket mission. This time, it is carrying its largest ever geostationary satellite payload, a Hispasat unit that’s around the size of a city bus, according to TechCrunch. The launch took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Tuesday morning and everything went according to plan. It delivered Hispasat 30W-6 to its target geostationary transfer orbit. In doing so, they set a new record for the space company for a satellite of this kind, since the Standish satellite weighed 6 metric tons. This also marks a big milestone for the Falcon 9 rocket, which SpaceX first started using in 2010. SpaceX also recently launched its Falcon Heavy for the first time.
Successful deployment of Hispasat 30W-6 to a geostationary transfer orbit confirmed. pic.twitter.com/PHctrfzwKa
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 6, 2018
You can watch the launch below.
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