Tonight, watch SpaceX launch one of its heaviest satellites yet

This evening, SpaceX will attempt to launch its sixth Falcon 9 rocket of the year, sending a communications satellite into orbit for the company Inmarsat. But don’t expect one of the company’s signature landings after launch this time. Unlike most of its missions these days, SpaceX will not try to recover the Falcon 9 post-takeoff.
That’s because the requirements of this mission would make it pretty hard to land the rocket after launch. The satellite that SpaceX is launching, c