Question: On Jan. 24 2021; Private space company of USA, SpaceX successfully launched how much record number of satellites in a single attempt?
a) 122
b) 111
c) 143
d) 100
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On Jan. 24 2021; SpaceX successfully launched record 143 satellites using its two-stage Falcon 9 rocket.
- It was an ambitious rideshare mission as one of its veteran boosters hoisted 143 small satellites a new record for a single rocket.
- The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off in the morning [10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT)] of January 24, 2021; from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here in Florida.
- All the 143 satellite were Perched atop the veteran Falcon 9 launcher, which placed them one by one in their respective orbits in a quick succession.
- This launching was a part of SpaceX’s first dedicated rideshare mission, called Transporter-1.
- This time the SpaceX has sent the bevy of small satellites into space alongside 10 of its own Starlink internet satellites.
- The mission is expected to deposit the flat-paneled Starlink satellites in a unique polar orbit.
- Starlink internet satellites are the first for its broadband fleet that will help provide coverage to customers in Alaska and other polar regions.
- 24th January launch by the falcon 9 marks the third mission this year for SpaceX and the company’s second within a week from Florida’s Space Coast.
- The rocket powered this mission is a frequent flier, marking its fifth flight on the Transporter-1 mission.
- On 20 Jan 2021; few days before the present Transporter-1 mission, SpaceX launched a full stack of its Starlink satellites atop a different Falcon 9 as part of a record-breaking mission.
- The booster used on that mission became the first in SpaceX’s fleet to launch and land eight times.
By – Rajesh Tripathi
Link:-
https://www.space.com/spacex-launches-143-satellites-transporter-1-rocket-landing