What Happened? On February 15 at 10:59 EST, a Falcon 9 Block 5 launched from Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral for the Starlink L-19 mission. As always with these missions, the vehicle was carrying 60 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, increasing the constellation. Booster 1059 (B1059) was assigned to this mission, earning its

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