SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:05 p.m. on Monday.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 53 spacecraft to orbit https://t.co/9MYMPKZefL
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024
The rocket was carrying more than 50 payloads into orbit. Known as the Transporter-10 mission, it is SpaceX's tenth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission and includes multiple CubeSats, MicroSats, and a hosted payload.
The spacecraft launched by Falcon 9 as part of this program range from Earth observation satellites to in-space manufacturing, robotics, student research projects, entertainment, tech demos for human spaceflight, and more. Join an upcoming mission →https://t.co/hyMYK3v29p
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024
Following stage separation, SpaceX landed the rocket's first stage booster back on land at Vandenberg Space Force Base, producing a sonic boom.
The booster used in this launch has been used in four other missions.
