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payload

[pay-lohd] / ˈpeɪˌloʊd /
NOUN
cargo
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For the next satellite, the agency's third, "we aim to move toward developing our own technology -- specifically, our own payload to be flown on the satellite."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

SpaceX says the rocket has a payload capacity of more than 100 metric tons, or more than four times that of its popular Falcon 9.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

And there are more targets available now with a potentially bigger payload.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

There, the payload will be attached to the Falcon Heavy rocket.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

There was some speculation that the Russians’ payload was a bucket of red paint.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

In subsequent attacks on Amazon that occurred on 21 October, "the actual payloads and choices in anonymisation infrastructure varied, suggesting these were multiple actors," Moses said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said in Sydney on Monday that after secret trials three payloads had been approved to "do things we don't want humans to do".

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Monday flight marks the 14th test of Starship, the massive rocket that SpaceX wants to move from a research-and-development phase to one where it carries revenue-generating payloads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In addition to highlighting the growing diversification of China’s launch industry, some of the missions carried notable payloads.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hardtack would also test Livermore bombs of both “clean” and dirty varieties, and payloads of differing shapes and sizes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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