Arguably the most exciting aspect of SpaceX’s most recent launch was watching the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket return to Landing Zone 1 (especially with the split-screen footage). Unfortunately, Monday night’s SpaceX launch won’t feature that same excitement, because this Falcon 9 rocket won’t have enough fuel to make a return trip.
SpaceX Set to Launch Final Inmarsat Global Xpress Satellite
Key Takeaways:
- SpaceX is launching the heavy Inmarsat-5 Flight 4 communications satellite, which requires all the Falcon 9 rocket's fuel, preventing its return landing.
- This mission completes the $1.6 billion Global Xpress system, a network designed to provide seamless, high-speed global broadband connectivity.
- Despite this mission being expendable, SpaceX indicates that such non-reusable launches will become an exception as the company moves towards making reusability the standard.
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