payload

But they can only carry a small payload and most get detected and intercepted.

The core stage is supplemented with a second, or upper, stage that will place the payloads in their precise orbits high above the Earth.

It also handles commercial payloads and launches the company’s Dragon capsules, which carry cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station.

It permits up to 30 launches a year that will be used to take satellites and other payload into space.

It permits up to 30 launches a year which that will be used to take satellites and other payload into space.