SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 in bad weather, landed the rocket on a drone at sea

Elon Musk & # 39; s SpaceX is doing very well throughout this year by launching rockets and disembarking them. This included the incredible side-by-side landing of two rockets that flew with the Falcon Heavy in February, when its launches were perfectly synchronized and carried out in a favorable weather, but this week's launch did not not been so happy.

It is the 60th mission of Falcon 9.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket carrying the Canadian Telstar 18 Vantage satellite was used during and despite what is described as a "worrying time". In fact, the initial launch was actually delayed and delayed until the passing rain and thick cloud cover were cleared.

In just eight minutes after launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket broke off from the upper stage after delivering it into space and returned for a landing at sea. The rocket landed softly on the drone "Of Course I Still You Love" (OCISLY) waiting on the Atlantic Ocean.

The video stream was, however, cut as usual just before the landing of the rocket. Although there are many imminent theories about why the flow gets cut just before landing, the real reason has been explained in an episode of Primal Space. OCISLY transmits live video via a directional transmitter directly to a satellite. Whenever the massive rocket fails, the high frequency vibrations interrupt the signal. The stream is still captured by the cameras and the company usually downloads all their landings a few days later, so just a few seconds, just before landing, the stream is temporarily interrupted.

Monday's launch saw the next phase deliver payload and drop back into the Earth about 30 minutes after launch.

The Telstar 18 Vantage weighed about 7,060 kg, reports Mashable, a little less than the Telstar 19V, launched in July this year. It was, at the time, the heaviest communications satellite put into orbit by SpaceX.

The Falcon 9 has now reached Stage 5, which, according to Musk, is expected to complete 100 flights before retirement and at least 10 flights before having to be renovated. It is not clear for now if the company was planning to capture fairings with Mr. Steven or parachutes. The next Falcon 9 launch is scheduled for October 7th.

SpaceX has at least 8 more launches planned for this year and includes two Falcon Heavy launches, according to SpaceFlightNow.