SpaceX launches 3 telecom satellites to orbit on 700th Falcon mission

SpaceX launched three telecommunications satellites for SES on Sunday, marking the 700th mission of the Falcon rocket family.

The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and successfully deployed the satellites into medium Earth orbit about 33 minutes later.

The satellites are the final three additions to SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation, which is designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity.

The Falcon 9’s first-stage booster successfully landed on a SpaceX drone ship after completing its 29th flight, Space.com has reported.

The milestone highlights the rapid pace and reusability of SpaceX’s Falcon rocket program, which began with the Falcon 1 in 2006.