Tag: Anasis 2
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Falcon 9 launch of South Korean military satellite postponed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2:15 p.m. EDT (1815 GMT) with SpaceX statement. Updated at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) with Elon Musk statement. Updated July 14 with possible launch date of Sunday, July 19. Updated July 16 with weather forecast. The Anasis 2 satellite is prepared for shipment to Cape Canaveral from Airbus’s facility in Toulouse,…
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SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket launch next week with Korean military satellite
A Falcon 9 rocket — without its payload fairing — fired up on Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch Saturday for a pre-flight test-firing. Credit: William Harwood/CBS News Hours after calling off a launch of a different rocket from a nearby launch pad, SpaceX’s launch team loaded a Falcon 9 rocket with propellant Saturday and fired…
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South Korean satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral for Falcon 9 launch next month
Artist’s concept of a Eurostar E3000 satellite in orbit. The Anasis 2 spacecraft built for the South Korean government is based on the Airbus Eurostar E3000 satellite platform, but other design details have not been disclosed. Credit: Airbus A communications satellite built for the South Korean military arrived at Cape Canaveral this week from an…