{"id":14289,"date":"2017-10-08T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T09:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-spacex-preps-falcon-9-rocket-for-launch-from-vandenberg\/"},"modified":"2017-10-08T17:47:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T09:47:46","slug":"photos-spacex-preps-falcon-9-rocket-for-launch-from-vandenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-spacex-preps-falcon-9-rocket-for-launch-from-vandenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: SpaceX preps Falcon 9 rocket for launch from Vandenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX aims to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 new satellites for Iridium\u2019s tracking and message relay constellation in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 4-East at 5:37 a.m. PDT (8:37 a.m. EDT; 1237 GMT) Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27750\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27750\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/35533872755_d2f575ede0_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/35533872755_d2f575ede0_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/35533872755_d2f575ede0_k-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/35533872755_d2f575ede0_k-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/35533872755_d2f575ede0_k-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27755\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27755\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch2-300x216.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27756\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27756\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch3.jpeg 469w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch3-220x300.jpeg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27757\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27757\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch4.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch4-300x218.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27758\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27758\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch5.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch5-300x196.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27753\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27753\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch1.png 1103w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch1-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_iridium3_prelaunch1-678x317.png 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX aims to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 new satellites for Iridium\u2019s tracking and message relay constellation in low Earth orbit. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 4-East at 5:37 a.m. PDT (8:37 a.m. EDT; 1237 GMT) Monday. 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