A remarkable day for space enthusiasts saw six different rockets launched within an 18-hour period, surpassing the previous record by two launches. The series began in China with a Long March 5B rocket sending satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO). Following this, SpaceX conducted two separate launches of Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites. Additionally, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites. Two further launches occurred the following morning, including an Arianespace Vega-C rocket successfully deploying a European Space Agency satellite and a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket, which unfortunately experienced a mishap leading to payload loss. This unprecedented activity highlights the increasing pace of satellite constellation deployments. — new from Space
