Tag: Hisdesat
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SpainSat NG II Suffers Irreparable Damage, Hisdesat Seeks Replacement Satellite
Hisdesat said the SpainSat NG II military communications satellite has suffered non-recoverable damage after being struck by a space particle, prompting the company to begin the process of procuring a replacement spacecraft. In a statement issued on January 16, Hisdesat said the satellite was hit by a particle estimated to be only a few millimetres…
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SpaceX expends Falcon 9 booster to launch Spainsat NG 2 communications satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky on the SpainSat NG-2 mission for Hisdesat as seen from St. Cloud, Florida. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Update Oct. 23, 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 UTC): SpaceX deployed the SpainSat NG-2 satellite. A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage flew Thursday for the 21st and final time…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket fires into orbit with Paz, Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Feb. 22 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the Spanish Paz radar observation satellite and two prototypes for a planned broadband Internet network. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg at 6:17 a.m. PST (9:17 a.m. EST; 1417 GMT) on Feb.…
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Recycled SpaceX rocket boosts Paz radar satellite, first Starlink testbeds into orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with three satellites. Credit: SpaceX Launching with a Spanish radar observation craft and the first two experimental satellites for SpaceX’s planned global broadband network, a Falcon 9 rocket fired away from California’s Central Coast shortly before sunrise Thursday after several days…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with three satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with the Paz radar observation satellite for Hisdesat of Spain. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT; 6 a.m. PST). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to…