SpaceX Launches 114 Satellites To Orbit In Transporter-6 Rideshare Mission

The Falcon 9 lifted off today at 1456 UTC, Jan. 3, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, kicking off Transporter-6, SpaceX's sixth dedicated small-satellite rideshare mission. The 114 payloads on the flight include "cubesats, microsats, picosats and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time." This is the second-most spacecraft ever lofted on a single mission, and marks the 15th mission for this particular Falcon 9's first stage. This is also SpaceX's 200th flight and the company's 161st successful rocket landing.