Not only that, but it was the biggest thing they've shot into orbit and first geostationary (which means really fuckin' high) orbit.SpaceX had another successful launch yesterday.
What is funny is they originally planned to use their falcon heavy to launch it, but it wasn't ready so they used their standard issue falcon. But because it was so heavy they didn't have enough fuel for relanding, so they had to lose their rocket.
I'm not sure if they went through with it so they didn't break contract or if they had another reason.
It's a very good thing that a mission where the booster isn't recovered now seems wasteful and regressive.
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