Tag: 39A
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches with Intelsat 35e at the third attempt
SpaceX successfully conducted the launch of an expendable Falcon 9 on Wednesday. In what was the third attempt to launch, the mission lofted the Intelsat 35e communications satellite from Florida’s 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 19:38 Eastern. As pre-planned, the booster wasn’t recovered. SpaceX Launch: The launch was the tenth Falcon 9 mission…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 success with second flight involving BulgariaSat-1 mission
SpaceX launched Bulgaria’s first communications satellite on Friday – the first of two Falcon 9 launches in the space of two days – via the company’s second flight-proven rocket – which also landed a second time. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center was at 15:10 Eastern Daylight Time (19:10 UTC). SpaceX…
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SpaceX tests Vandenberg Falcon 9 amid schedule realignment
SpaceX has static fired a Falcon 9 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of a mission to launch the next set of Iridium NEXT satellites. The test sets the stage for the potential of two launches within two days for SpaceX, as it realigns the launch date for the Falcon 9 that has already…
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SpaceX static fire next Falcon 9 – another flight proven booster
SpaceX has conducted a static fire test on the next Falcon 9 to launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), a launch that will mark the second time a “flight proven” booster will have used to launch a satellite. The passenger, BulgariaSat-1, is currently scheduled to depart Pad 39A on June 19, with the booster…
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SpaceX static fires CRS-11 Falcon 9 Sunday ahead of ISS mission
SpaceX has static fired their Falcon 9 rocket tasked with lofting the CRS-11/SPX-11 Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station on Sunday ahead of a planned launch on Thursday afternoon at 17:55 EDT (21:55 UTC). The company had intended to conduct the static fire on Saturday before remarkably advancing that forward to Friday. Technical…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 in flawless Inmarsat-5 F4 launch
SpaceX conducted its sixth launch of the year Monday, with a Falcon 9 rocket deploying the Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite. Liftoff, from the Kennedy Space Center, was on schedule at the opening of a 51-minute launch window at 19:20 local time (23:20 UTC). The booster – as planned – did not return for a landing due…
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Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire test ahead of Inmarsat 5 F4 mission
SpaceX has demonstrated for a second time just how short a turnaround it can accomplish at LC-39A with Thursday’s static fire of the Falcon 9 that is set to launch the Inmarsat 5 F4 satellite Monday afternoon. As preparations for that mission continue, the flight two slots down on the manifest, the mid-June launch of…
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Falcon 9 conducts Static Fire test ahead of Inmarsat 5 F4 mission
SpaceX has demonstrated for a second time just how short a turnaround it can accomplish at LC-39A with Thursday’s static fire of the Falcon 9 that is set to launch the Inmarsat 5 F4 satellite Monday afternoon. As preparations for that mission continue, the flight two slots down on the manifest, the mid-June launch of…
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SpaceX improving launch cadence, testing new goals
Following the launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft on Monday – which also included a successful Second Stage extended coast test – SpaceX is already deep into preparations to launch its next mission, with the Inmarsat 5 F4 satellite, in the middle of this month. The company’s improving launch cadence is being achieved mainly via the use…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches first NRO mission with NROL-76
SpaceX conducted its first dedicated launch for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday, with a Falcon 9 carrying out the NROL-76 mission. Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A was within a two-hour window, with T-0 occurring at 07:15 Eastern time (11:15 UTC). SpaceX launch: Sunday’s initial attempt was scrubbed after a…