Tag: Falcon 9
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SpaceX conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action again for a pair of back-to-back missions from both coasts Friday, tasked with deploying communications satellites into orbit. The first of Friday’s two launches occurred at 12:26 PM PDT (19:26 UTC) from Vandenberg, California, with the 52 satellites of Starlink…
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Cargo Dragon CRS-27 docks with ISS
The International Space Station has received another cargo delivery, essential for keeping the Station’s seven-person crew supplied with experiments, consumables, and equipment during its operation in low Earth orbit. This mission, CRS-27, launched on Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC on Wednesday, March 15) from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. It…
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SpaceX launches OneWeb 17 mission and returns booster to LZ-1
SpaceX launched 40 high-speed internet communication satellites to a polar low Earth orbit on the OneWeb 17 mission on Thursday. Launching from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:13 PM EST (19:13 UTC) and marked SpaceX’s 16th orbital launch of 2023–a…
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Starship debut leading the rocket industry toward full reusability
Starship’s first orbital flight is currently planned for March. This is the first time the anticipated flight date of the vehicle is in the current month, and with that, a future of fully reusable rockets is getting closer. But not only is Starship aiming for reusability, but the rest of the industry is also moving…
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SpaceX launches v1.5 satellites from Vandenberg following debut of Starlink v2
On Monday, SpaceX conducted the first of two Starlink launches this week from each coast of the United States. The first was the launch of the Starlink Group 6-1 mission at 6:13 PM EST (23:13 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink Group 6-1…
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SpaceX launches Inmarsat I-6 F2 on 12th mission of 2023
SpaceX has launched the Inmarsat I-6 F2 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit atop a Falcon 9. The vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at the opening of the 89-minute long launch window on Feb. 17 at 10:59 PM EST (03:59 UTC on Feb.…
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Rapid Starlink launch cadence continues with Group 2-5 mission
The second of two Starlink launches this week, Starlink Group 2-5, launched at 11:12 AM PST (19:12 UTC) on Friday, Feb. 17 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first mission of the week, Starlink Group 5-4, lifted off at 12:10 AM EST (05:10 UTC) on Sunday,…
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SpaceX launches Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus satellite
SpaceX has launched the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on a Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:32 PM EST on Monday, Feb. 6 (01:32 UTC on Tuesday, Feb. 7) under extremely favorable weather conditions. Amazonas Nexus will provide communications for all of the Americas —…
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SpaceX conducts cross-country Starlink doubleheader
SpaceX ended January with and began February with two Starlink missions. These launches occurred two days apart from separate launch sites. The first such mission — Starlink Group 2-6 — lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 8:15 AM PST…
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SpaceX launches Starlink Group 5-2 mission from Florida
SpaceX’s busy 2023 continued with the launch of Starlink 5-2, a mission that plans to fill out new “shells” of Starlink satellites that link to the upcoming second-generation Starlink constellation. The Starlink 5-2 mission launched into the predawn darkness at 4:32 AM EST (09:32 UTC) on Thursday, Jan. 26, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)…