{"id":763,"date":"2023-01-03T20:05:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/?p=763"},"modified":"2023-01-03T20:05:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:05:51","slug":"spacex-launches-114-satellites-and-nails-rocket-landing-in-its-landmark-200th-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/news\/spacex-launches-114-satellites-and-nails-rocket-landing-in-its-landmark-200th-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 114 satellites and nails rocket landing in its landmark 200th flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SpaceX is off to a flying start in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SpaceX launches 114 satellites in first flight of 2023, booster lands in Florida\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtSBYxPQweo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00a0SpaceX\u00a0Falcon 9 rocket launched into a brilliant blue sky this morning (Jan. 3) from\u00a0Cape Canaveral Space Force Station\u00a0in Florida, carrying 114 satellites to orbit \u2014 the second-most spacecraft ever lofted on a single mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s flight, called Transporter-6, is notable for another reason as well: It marked the 15th mission for this particular\u00a0Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage, tying a reusability record that SpaceX\u00a0set just last month. It was also SpaceX&#8217;s 200th flight and the company&#8217;s 161st successful rocket landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/p2EBwPyVqTyQ66BXNEQYJK-1200-80-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/p2EBwPyVqTyQ66BXNEQYJK-1200-80-1024x557.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/p2EBwPyVqTyQ66BXNEQYJK-1200-80-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/p2EBwPyVqTyQ66BXNEQYJK-1200-80-768x418.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/p2EBwPyVqTyQ66BXNEQYJK-1200-80.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Falcon 9\u00a0lifted off today at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT), kicking off Transporter-6, SpaceX&#8217;s sixth dedicated small-satellite rideshare mission. The 114 payloads on the flight include \u00abcubesats, microsats, picosats and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time,\u00bb SpaceX wrote in a\u00a0mission description(open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three dozen of those cubesats are \u00abSuperDoves,\u00bb Earth-observing satellites the size of a loaf of bread built and operated by the San Francisco-based company Planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the many satellites flying on Transporter-6 are six craft that will be operated by Virginia-based space analytics company Spire Global,\u00a0as well as EOS SAT-1, the first spacecraft in a seven-satellite, agriculture-focused constellation planned by EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EOS Sat-1! 1st agriculture-focused satellite constellation - Launching on SpaceX Transporter-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCmNWy507r0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The EOSDA network \u2014 which will be fully up and running by 2025, if all goes according to plan \u2014 will study farmlands and forests around the world. Its data will help customers monitor crop growth and health and implement sustainable practices, among other applications, company representatives said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abThis launch brings new game-changing possibilities of satellite technologies to the agricultural industry,\u00bb EOSDA CEO Artiom Anisimov said in a statement.\u00a0\u00abEOSDA will now work with proprietary datasets to provide even deeper and more accurate insights for its customers and partners.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YaNy22V5Q3nXBM6RLPF9PK-1200-80.jpg-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-759\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YaNy22V5Q3nXBM6RLPF9PK-1200-80.jpg-1024x566.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YaNy22V5Q3nXBM6RLPF9PK-1200-80.jpg-300x166.png 300w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YaNy22V5Q3nXBM6RLPF9PK-1200-80.jpg-768x425.png 768w, http:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YaNy22V5Q3nXBM6RLPF9PK-1200-80.jpg.png 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>About 2.5 minutes after liftoff this morning, the Falcon 9&#8217;s two stages separated, and the first stage started coming back down to Earth. That homeward journey ended six minutes later, when the booster touched down successfully at\u00a0Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX has used the Falcon 9 first stage on this mission for a variety of different flights. It launched 10 different\u00a0Starlink internet satellite\u00a0missions, as well the company&#8217;s\u00a0Transporter-2 rideshare mission\u00a0and there other commercial satellite flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Falcon 9&#8217;s upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling its many payloads skyward. The first of the 114 satellites will be deployed about 58.5 minutes after launch. The final one,\u00a0EOS SAT-1, will separate from the rocket about 33 minutes later, just over 91 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX planned to deploy the Transporter-6 satellites in 82 separate deployments. But the company said it was unable to immediately confirm that each of those actions had occurred.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abWe were able to confirm 77 of the 82 deployments,\u00bb SpaceX operations engineer Sivan Bharadvaj said during live commentary. \u00abBecause the spacecraft on this mission are smallsats, and because some of them deploy in close proximity to another, it can be difficult for us to confirm the deployments in real time.\u00bb SpaceX will share updates on any remaining deployments via its social media channels, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Packed though Transporter-6&#8217;s manifest may be, the mission still fell well short of the most-satellites-launched record. That mark is held by SpaceX&#8217;s Transporter-1, which sent\u00a0143 satellites to orbit\u00a0in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big rockets like the Falcon 9 and India&#8217;s PSLV (which\u00a0launched 104 spacecraft\u00a0on a single mission in 2017) aren&#8217;t the only option for small-satellite operators. They can also choose to get dedicated rides to orbit on small vehicles, such as Rocket Lab&#8217;s\u00a0Electron\u00a0or Virgin Orbit&#8217;s air-launched LauncherOne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend you: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dereumlabs.com\/global\/news\/eight-ways-students-can-dive-into-nasa-stem-in-2023\/\">Eight Ways Students Can Dive Into NASA STEM in 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-transporter-6-mission-launch-success\">Space.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX is off to a flying start in the new year. 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