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It's been a busy weekend for SpaceX.The company sent yet another rocket racing off into orbit on Sunday morning after a planned Saturday launch was called off due to inclement weather. The rocket, dubbed Transporter-1, is loaded with some very special cargo: A gigantic pile of satellites.There are 143 in total aboard Transporter-1. Of those, 133 belong to government and business interests. The other 10 are , the orbital high-speed internet project spearheaded by SpaceX.Notably, Transporter-1's cargo makes this particular launch more historic than most. The 143 satellites it's ferrying up into the space are "the most spacecraft ever deployed on a single mission," according to SpaceX.The scheduled 10:00 a.m. ET launch at Florida's Cape Canaveral proceeded without issue after Saturday's postponement. (It was actually the second postponement for this mission, which was originally supposed to launch back in December.)The "ride-share" mission — so called because of all the non-SpaceX satellites that hitched a ride — used SpaceX's Falcon 9, a partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle. It's "two-stage" because part of the rocket detaches after launch and returns to Earth. That happened here about 10 minutes after launch, with the bulk of the Falcon 9's body detaching and making a safe landing about the SpaceX drone ship called Of Course I Still Love You. You can watch that landing at roughly the 26-minute mark in the below video.Many of the satellite deployments are also watchable in the below video of SpaceX's launch livestream. It's not as exciting or dramatic to watch as a rocket liftoff, but as the purpose of the entire mission it's something worth tuning in for during the video's second hour.A big design change.09/07/2022ByGet ready for roaming charges.09/07/2022ByThe notch is gone.09/07/2022ByThe mini is out.09/07/2022ByBe there when Apple shows off the next iPhones or be square.09/07/2022By'Thank God I didn't give up on me.'3 hours agoByHow to watch the action if you don't have pay TV.09/12/2022ByWerewolves in the MCU. This news left us howling.09/11/2022ByLogan Lerman, where are you?09/11/2022ByOur favorite "clan of two" is returning soon.09/11/2022ByIs 'Wordle' #451 stumping you? Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer.19 hours agoByThe good, the bad, and the WTF.9 hours agoByThis is good to go? Everyone fine with it? OK...11 hours agoByRalph is the first Black woman to win in her category in 35 years.18 hours agoByHas the word 'doomsday' lost all meaning?09/11/2022ByThe biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communicationsfrom Mashable that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content.Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!

It's been a busy weekend for SpaceX.The company sent yet another rocket racing off into orbit on Sunday morning after a planned Saturday launch was called off due to inclement weather. The rocket, dubbed Transporter-1, is loaded with some very special cargo: A gigantic pile of satellites.There are 143 in total aboard Transporter-1. Of those, 133 belong to government and business interests. The other 10 are , the orbital high-speed internet project spearheaded by SpaceX.Notably, Transporter-1's cargo makes this particular launch more historic than most. The 143 satellites it's ferrying up...

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