Tuesday, 4 December 2018

SpaceX to launch 64 satellites in record-breaking mission

SpaceX to launch 64 satellites in record-breaking mission

SpaceX is ready to deploy 64 satellites in one fell swoop — a record-setting mission. Elon Musk's company is scheduled to launch a rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday between 1:32 pm and 2 pm ET after a series of delays triggered by bad weather and last-minute inspections for the rocket. It will be one of the largest satellite ride-sharing missions ever launched, and the most crowded single mission in US history, according to Spaceflight, SpaceX's customer for the launch.

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