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- A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, putting 24 experimental satellites into orbit after what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of its “most difficult” launches ever.
The mission, dubbed Space Test Program 2 , is the third for the Falcon Heavy rocket, which SpaceX describes as the most powerful launch system in the world.It was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense, the key contractor for commercial space companies such as SpaceX. The U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center, a unit of the U.S. Air Force, said all the satellites lifted into orbit had been deployed and made contact after what one of its officials called “a momentous launch.” It marked the first time that the Pentagon has allowed its satellites or other hardware to be launched aboard a previously used rocket.
The mission was one of the most challenging in SpaceX history, with four separate upper-stage engine burns and three separate orbits to deploy the satellites, the company said on its website.
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