SpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES

SpaceX launched a trio of satellites for its oldest commercial customer, SES, on a Falcon 9 rocket flying Sunday afternoon from Florida. This was SpaceX’s 700th Falcon rocket launch to date, split between 687 Falcon 9 rockets and 13 Falcon Heavy rockets. The O3b mPOWER-F mission sent satellites number F11, F12, and F13 on a trek to medium Earth orbit. The Boeing-built satellites were the final three to be added to the O3b mPOWER constellation. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC). More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 13)