Tag: Intelsat 35e
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Video: SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 static fire at dusk
SpaceX fueled its next Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A and ignited the booster’s nine Merlin engines at sunset Thursday, passing a major step in the launch campaign leading up to liftoff of the Intelsat 35e communications satellite Sunday. The rare evening hotfire test occurred at 8:30 p.m. EDT Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), with…
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Video: Falcon 9 lifted vertical for static fire test at pad 39A
Watch a time lapse replay of SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket being raised vertical Thursday at launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mock countdown and engine test, ahead of a scheduled liftoff this weekend with an Intelsat communications satellite. Email the author. Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket set for launch Sunday
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch the Intelsat 35e telecom satellite to cover the Americas, Europe and trans-Atlantic communications traffic. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us…
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SpaceX will try for third Falcon 9 launch in less than two weeks
File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket inside a hangar at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX After back-to-back launches last weekend, SpaceX could launch its next Falcon 9 mission as soon as Sunday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a high-power Intelsat communications satellite. Liftoff Sunday will hinge on the ability of SpaceX’s…