Tag: Astranis
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Falcon Heavy Launch Replay”] [tabbyending]
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SpaceX clears Falcon Heavy for liftoff after launch pad lightning strike
Lightning strikes Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night, with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket awaiting liftoff. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX says engineers completed checks of the Falcon Heavy rocket, its satellite payloads, and ground systems at the Kennedy Space Center after a lightning strike on the launch pad’s tower Thursday night, part…
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Falcon Heavy rocket rolls back to launch pad after engine swap
EDITOR’S NOTE: Launch delayed until Thursday. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the ViaSat 3 Americas mission inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A. The three Falcon Heavy boosters will be powered by 27 kerosene-fueled Merlin engines. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX rolled a Falcon Heavy rocket back to its launch pad in Florida Tuesday night for liftoff Thursday…
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Falcon Heavy test-fired at Kennedy Space Center
EDITOR’S NOTE: The launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket with the ViaSat 3 Americas mission has been delayed to no earlier than April 24. The test-firing of 27 engines on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket Thursday sent a plume of exhaust out of the flame trench at Launch Complex 39A. Credit: Spaceflight Now SpaceX test-fired 27 main…
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Preparations underway for SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy launch
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the ViaSat 3 Americas mission inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy mission, set for April 18 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will launch a powerhouse bus-sized broadband satellite for Viasat into a high-altitude circular geostationary orbit, a demanding flight profile that…
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Astranis reserves a ride with SpaceX for satellite that’ll boost broadband in Alaska
Artwork shows Astranis’ high-throughput telecommunications microsatellite in orbit. (Astranis Illustration) A California-based startup called Astranis Space Technologies has signed a deal with SpaceX for the launch of its first geostationary satellite, which is due to widen Alaska’s access to broadband internet service in 2021. The deal calls for SpaceX to launch Astranis’ microsatellite as a…
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Astranis and Pacific Dataport team up on satellite broadband access for Alaska
An artist’s conception shows Astranis’ telecommunications microsatellites in orbit. (Astranis Illustration) Astranis Space Technologies says it has struck a deal with Alaska’s Pacific Dataport Inc. to provide America’s northernmost state with three times as much satellite data bandwidth as it has today, via its first satellite in geostationary orbit. “It is a firm contract in…
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With $13.5M boost, Astranis unveils big plan to beam internet from small satellites
An artist’s conception shows an Astranis satellite in geostationary orbit. (Astranis Illustration) Astranis Space Technologies is taking the wraps off a plan to provide internet access to billions of people, using small-sized, low-cost satellites that are lofted into high-flying orbits. The San Francisco-based venture emerged from stealth mode today and reported a $13.5 million Series…