SpaceX smashes record with launch of 143 satellites(1/2)

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, U.S., Jan. 24, 2021. The Falcon 9 rocket, which took off from Florida's Cape Canaveral, carried 143 spacecraft into orbit, a new global record for the most spacecraft launched at once, and surpassing the mark of 104 set by an Indian PSLV rocket in February 2017. (Photo/Agencies)

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, U.S., Jan. 24, 2021. The Falcon 9 rocket, which took off from Florida's Cape Canaveral, carried 143 spacecraft into orbit, a new global record for the most spacecraft launched at once, and surpassing the mark of 104 set by an Indian PSLV rocket in February 2017. (Photo/Agencies)