Tag: Falcon 9 Flight 28
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Falcon 9 rocket launches Japanese satellite, then nails bullseye landing
A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off with the JCSAT 16 communications satellite at 1:26 a.m. EDT (0526 GMT) Sunday. Credit: SpaceX Vaulting into a starry sky over Florida’s Space Coast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off early Sunday with a Japanese video and data relay satellite, then stuck a landing on a barge…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches Japanese satellite, then lands at sea
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the JCSAT 16 communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 1:06 a.m. EDT (0506 GMT).
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Falcon 9 rocket rumbles through pre-flight engine firing
File photo of a static fire test before a previous Falcon 9 launch. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX technicians planned to connect a Japanese communications satellite to the tip of a Falcon 9 rocket as soon as Thursday, eyeing a launch from Cape Canaveral just after midnight Sunday. Fixed on top of Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch…