SpaceX Starship contracted to launch satellite into space in 2024

[Hanno Labuschagne]

SpaceX Starship contracted to launch satellite into space in 2024

SpaceX’s Starship has been chosen as the launch vehicle for a Japanese satellite, one of the first publicly disclosed commercial payloads for Elon Musk’s newest rocket.

The Superbird-9 is scheduled to be launched in 2024 to deliver broadcast and broadband signals primarily over Japan and Eastern Asia, Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. said Thursday in a statement.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Crusader]

The booster didn't actually catch fire. A pocket of methane underneath the orbital launch mount which built up during the spin prime ignited unexpectedly. But I guess thats semantics...

 

[Mike_E]

Space is hard.