SpaceX Just Had Its 50th Falcon 9 Rocket Launch, Carrying Satellite To Boost Broadband In Africa And Europe.

For SpaceX, the launch of another Falcon 9 on the 6^th of March is a major milestone for the company: “Falcon 9 flight 50 launches tonight, carrying Hispasat for Spain. At 6 metric tons and almost the size of a city bus, it will be the largest geostationary satellite we’ve ever flown.” Elon Musk tweeted before the launch took place.

Falcon 9 flight 50 launches tonight, carrying Hispasat for Spain. At 6 metric tons and almost the size of a city bus, it will be the largest geostationary satellite we’ve ever flown.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2018

This is the 5^th launch, out of 30 planned for the year 2018. It is a major increase from 18 that was launched last year 2017.

The rocket carried the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite into geosynchronous orbit. The Spanish company that owns the satellite wants to increase its broadband coverage in Africa, Europe and Americas.

Hispasat is a Spanish communications satellite company that covers Europe, North Africa and the Americas from orbital positions 30° West and 61° West.

The satellite will orbit at about 36,000 kilometers over the equator.