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Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched the Transporter-1 mission carrying 143 satellites that will be deployed to the polar orbit on Sunday. 

The space exploration company launched Transporter-1, its first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission, on a Falcon 9 rocket after a slight delay because of the weather.

SpaceX was set to launch the Transporter-1, which included 133 commercials and government spacecrafts (CubeSats, microsats, and orbital transfer vehicles) and 10 Starlink satellites, on Saturday. However, due to bad weather conditions, the launch was delayed for 24 hours.

On Saturday, the  company tweeted,"Due to unfavorable weather, we are standing down from today's launch."

According to Space.com, the Transporter-1 mission broke a world record for launching the largest number of spacecraft on a single launch. The previous record was 104-satellites in 2017.

SpaceX eventually executed the Falcon 9 launch at 10 A.M. ET Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

According to SpaceX, the mission was set for December. However, the process was thwarted due to technical issues. 

What SpaceX aim to do with all the satellites

Currently, SpaceX has 1010 Starlink satellites in the orbit. Musk is getting closer to achieving his immediate goal to deploy 1,584 satellites to build an internet connectivity constellation to provide super-fast, low-latency internet service to consumers around the world. 

The company already started testing its satellites in Canada and the U.S. before its expansion into the U.K. and other countries. SpaceX prices Starlink satellite internet service at $99 a month.

Starlink satellites are capable of delivering download speeds of more than 100 megabits per second (Mbps). The company previously explained that such download speed is “fast enough to stream multiple HD movies at once and still have [the] bandwidth to spare."

Offering small companies an affordable ride to orbit

Musk was cheerful about the launch. In a tweet, he wrote, "Launching many small satellites for a wide range of customers tomorrow. Excited about offering low-cost access to orbit for small companies!"

SpaceX’s rideshare offering provides increased access to space for small satellite operators seeking a reliable, affordable ride to orbit pic.twitter.com/frnWnKYC9B

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 24, 2021

According to SpaceX, the rideshare model can now help small space companies and startups build out their own operational on-orbit constellations faster, and cheaper. Furthermore, the company’s latest mission followed a Wednesday launch, where SpaceX added 60 Starlink internet satellites in orbit. 

With the growing number of devices in orbit, many experts believe that the dangers can increase accordingly — the satellites in orbit can collide, and although that doesn’t threaten people on earth, the leftovers from the collision can stay in orbit for decades. 

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