SpaceX has shared this beautiful view of the Falcon 9 awaiting launch.
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SpaceX will transform one of its Falcon 9 rockets into a crowded Uber spacecraft when it launches its Transporter-1 ride-share mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday.
The payload for this mission includes a cornucopia of small satellites of government and commercial units with SpaceX’s own 10 people. Starlink Broadband satellites.
We learned Thursday that the cargo will include 48 SuperDow satellites for Planet Labs, which will record a total of 133 satellites in one launch, according to the report.
SpaceX has not yet confirmed the official number of satellites in the ride-share payload. The process facility has been relocated around a few minutes after two DARPA satellites were accidentally damaged earlier this month. Starlink satellites were also a last minute addition. The payload includes several Nanorex small spacecraft and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), U.S. Including the Department of Defense and many others.
The launch was originally scheduled for December, but has been postponed a handful of times.
The Falcon 9 Booster will make its fifth flight and is expected to land on a droneship located in the Atlantic long after the flight. SpaceX also attempts to recover a fairing or nasal cone, which remains a more regular part of each mission.
The launch will take place at 6 p.m. (9:40 am ET). The entire mission will be viewed as usual by SpaceX. About ten minutes before launch you can follow below.
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