SpaceX made history this morning. The Falcon 9 launched 143 satellites into orbit setting the record for the most satellites launched by a single rocket.

Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/js3zVM77rH

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021

According to CNN, the previous record was made by the Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch System) in 2017 with 140 satellites.

The mission, Transporter-1, was to bring 133 government and commercial satellites and 10 Starlink satellites into orbit. According to SpaceX, the load was a part of SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program that offers customers a “reliable, affordable ride to orbit.”

SpaceX’s rideshare offering provides increased access to space for small satellite operators seeking a reliable, affordable ride to orbit pic.twitter.com/frnWnKYC9B

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021

Falcon 9 lifted off at 10 am EST from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and successfully landed on the drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” nine minutes after deploying the load.

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship pic.twitter.com/6gWWlLiXdG

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021

The launch was also supposed to happen yesterday but was canceled due to the weather.

Here is the full mission:

Watch Falcon 9 launch 143 spacecraft to orbit → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/4A6IOgtDdV

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021