Elon Musk’s SpaceX Breaks Record, Launches 143 Satellites In One Go Beating ISRO’s Tally Of 104 Satellites

In a major development, Elon Musk led American space sector-major SpaceX has made a world record by launching 143 satellites into space in quick succession over its Falcon 9 rocket, reports Times of India.

The mission which SpaceX has called "Transporter-1" marks a significant feat which beats the previous world record of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) whereby the Indian space sector behemoth had launched 104 satellites in a single launch in February 2017.

Under Transporter-1, Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Carnival at 8.31pm IST and placed 143 commercial and Government satellites into space in a total of about 90 minutes.

SpaceX carried out the mission as a first under its SmallSat RideShare Program which enables small-satellite customers to book a ride to the orbit with SpaceX. The company is said to have charged a very low fee of $15,000 per kilogram for each satellite to be lifted to the polar sun-synchronous orbit.