(AP / KSBY) – A spaceX rocket with 64 small satellites has been lifted from Vandenberg’s Air Force Base with a first step used twice.
Falcon 9 blasted out at 10:34 on Monday, bend over the Pacific when it led to space.
A few minutes after launch, the first stage of the rocket performed a so-called “boost back” operation and successfully landed on an unmanned vessel in the Pacific.
The first stage was launched earlier and recovered on assignments in May and August. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has made reuse an important goal.
Spaceflight SSO load -A SmallSat Express contains satellites from 34 organizations in 17 countries. It is the largest single rideshare mission from a US-based starting vehicle in history. Full deployment to low ground is expected to be t a six hours.