{"id":13322,"date":"2019-02-25T18:35:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T10:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-flight-marks-cape-canaverals-first-launch-of-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-02-25T18:35:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T10:35:19","slug":"photos-falcon-9-flight-marks-cape-canaverals-first-launch-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-flight-marks-cape-canaverals-first-launch-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 flight marks Cape Canaveral\u2019s first launch of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first launch from Cape Canaveral this year placed into orbit an Indonesian communications satellite, a privately-funded Israeli moon lander, and an experimental space surveillance microsatellite for the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket fired into a starry sky over Florida\u2019s Space Coast at 8:45 p.m. EST on Feb. 21 (0145 GMT Feb. 22) with the U.S.-built, Indonesian-owned Nusantara Satu communications satellite.<\/p>\n

It was the first launch from Cape Canaveral in 2019, and the second SpaceX mission of the year after a Jan. 11 liftoff from  California.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Beresheet lunar lander, funded by donations from private donors and companies, accompanied the rocket into orbit, beginning a seven-week journey before targeting landing on the moon April 11. The Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s S5 space situational awareness demonstration satellite also rode into orbit on the Falcon 9 rocket on a rideshare opportunity provided by Spaceflight, a small satellite launch broker.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n

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Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a starry sky Thursday night. Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s first stage lands on SpaceX\u2019s drone ship \u201cOf Course I Still Love You.\u201d Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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