Tag: Radar
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SpaceX launches Radarsat constellation, with booster returning for foggy landing
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket rises above the fog surrounding California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, sending three Canadian radar-sensing satellites spaceward. (SpaceX via YouTube) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rose out of California’s coastal fog today to send three radar-sensing satellites into orbit for the Canadian government. Little could be seen from the ground when the…
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Weather, Range and Radar Issues Identified in STS-126 IFA Review
As KSC engineers prepare for a much deserved break over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, several ongoing investigations and actions are taking place as a result of the STS-126 In-Flight Anomaly (IFA) review conducted last week. Hearing presentations from the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Flight Operations and Integration (FO&I) office and the Eastern Range,…