Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX launches Transporter-11 rideshare with 116 payloads
On Friday, Aug. 15, 2024, SpaceX launched the Transporter-11 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). Liftoff occurred at 11:56 AM PT (18:56 UTC), 36 minutes into a 53-minute launch window. At the end of the mission SpaceX declared that all payloads were successfully deployed. Payloads were deployed…
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SpaceX launches 116 payloads on Falcon 9 rideshare mission, Transporter-11
A collection of smallsats integrated ahead of SpaceX’s rideshare mission, Transporter-11, ahead of encapsulation within the payload fairings. Image: SpaceX Update 5:46 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms successful deployment of all payloads. SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, sending dozens of spacecraft into orbit with its latest rideshare mission launching from…
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SpaceX launches 2nd pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket ascends from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying a pair of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites to a mid-inclination orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 10:57 am EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the second of two WorldView Legion satellites on this mission. SpaceX launched a pair of Maxar Space…
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Launch Roundup: Progress MS-28, Indian SSLV, Chinese CZ-4B, and Falcon 9 flights scheduled
The second full week of August is another busy one, with five flights scheduled including the final certification flight of a new launch vehicle from India. The Falcon 9 and Soyuz rockets were also scheduled to fly this week with one mission to the International Space Station and a pair of non-Starlink flights from both…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 at sunrise with 23 Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at sunrise Monday carrying 23 Starlink satellites in to orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites at sunrise Monday, capping a busy long-weekend for the launch company that saw three launches and two scrubbed countdowns over four…
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SpaceX launched twin communications satellites for Space Norway
An illustration of the two Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) program satellites on orbit. Illustration: Northrop Grumman SpaceX completed its second launch of the weekend with a mission for Space Norway. The company launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM). The satellites, called ASBM-1 and ASBM-2, are designed to provide…
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SpaceX aces 2nd attempt, launching Falcon 9 with 21 Starlink satellites
The shock waves created as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket became supersonic created a halo-like effect during its ascent. Liftoff of the Starlink 8-3 mission took place at 8:50 a.m. EDT (1250 UTC) on Aug. 10, 2024. Image: William Harwood/CBS News A day after bad weather in the booster recovery zone forced a mission scrub,…
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Launch Roundup: Starlink constellation continues to expand while China begins building G60 constellation
Following a busy last two weeks, the pace of the worldwide launch schedule slowed down this week. The first launch of the week saw China launch the initial batch of its G60 internet satellite constellation. If the plans for this expansive constellation are fulfilled, we can expect to see many more of these launches shortly.…
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Science and supplies fly on Falcon 9, Cygnus NG-21
For the second time in 2024, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft delivered a bounty of science experiments and cargo to the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The CRS NG-21 mission dodged the weather that scrubbed it on Saturday, with a Sunday lift off on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday morning. The launch came after it stood down from launching a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from Florida due to poor weather. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-1 mission happened at…