Tag: Vandenberg
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Delta II launches on penultimate mission with JPSS-1
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched – at the third attempt – the penultimate Delta II mission on Saturday, carrying the JPSS-1 weather satellite on its path to orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff, from Space Launch Complex 2W, occurred during a 62-second window opening at 01:47 Pacific time (09:47 UTC) on Saturday.…
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Iridium-4 switches to flight-proven Falcon 9, RTLS at Vandenberg delayed
Iridium Communications – in the midst of launching their next generation communications constellation – has formally signed an agreement with SpaceX to utilize flight-proven Falcon 9 boosters on their upcoming Iridium NEXT-4 and -5 missions. Iridium NEXT-4, scheduled to launch NET 22 December 2017 from SLC-4E, will be the first flight-proven Falcon 9 mission from…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches third set of Iridium-NEXT satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday, before succcessfully deploying the third batch of ten Iridium-NEXT communications satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from SLC-4E occurred on schedule during an instantaneous launch opportunity at 05:37 local time (12:37 UTC), with the booster successfully returning to the drone ship. Falcon 9…
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SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 for Iridium 3, Vandenberg manifest realigns
SpaceX completed a Static Fire test at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday. The test, a pivotal pre-launch requirement of the fully integrated Falcon 9, comes close on the heels of the company’s previous test at its Florida launch facility. The Iridium NEXT 3 launch is slated for Monday, 9 October 2017 at 05:37 PDT…
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Atlas V launches NROL-42 spy satellite
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket on Saturday evening, carrying out the classified NROL-42 mission for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. Atlas – delayed two days via the requirement to changeout a battery on the booster – lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 22:49 Pacific Time (05:49 UTC…
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Falcon 9 successfully launches Taiwan’s Formosat-5
SpaceX launched its fortieth Falcon 9 Thursday, carrying the Formosat-5 spacecraft for the Taiwan’s National Space Organisation and the Republic of China’s National Space Organisation. The launch, which included a successful landing of the first stage aboard the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, occurred at the start of a 44-minute window that opened at 11:50 local…
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Falcon 9 successfully launches Taiwan’s Formosat-5
SpaceX launched its fortieth Falcon 9 Thursday, carrying the Formosat-5 spacecraft for the Taiwan’s National Space Organisation and the Republic of China’s National Space Organisation. The launch, which included a successful landing of the first stage aboard the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, occurred at the start of a 44-minute window that opened at 11:50 local…
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SpaceX Returns To Flight with Iridium NEXT launch – and landing
SpaceX returned its Falcon 9 rocket to flight Saturday with a mission that delivered ten Iridium NEXT communications satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff was on time at 09:54 local time (17:54 UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. SpaceX also successfully landed the first stage booster on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.…
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Final SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 successfully launches Jason-3
SpaceX launched an international ocean research mission Sunday via its Falcon 9 rocket, the final F9 to fly in the v1.1 configuration. Flying from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the rocket lifted off with the Jason-3 spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 4E at 10:42 local time (18:42 UTC). The attempt to land the first stage on…
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Final SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 successfully launches Jason-3
SpaceX launched an international ocean research mission Sunday via its Falcon 9 rocket, the final F9 to fly in the v1.1 configuration. Flying from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the rocket lifted off with the Jason-3 spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 4E at 10:42 local time (18:42 UTC). The attempt to land the first stage on…