{"id":15679,"date":"2016-03-07T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-sunset-sendoff-for-spacexs-falcon-9-rocket\/"},"modified":"2016-03-07T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T12:04:00","slug":"photos-sunset-sendoff-for-spacexs-falcon-9-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-sunset-sendoff-for-spacexs-falcon-9-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Sunset sendoff for SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"

A final set of photos shows Friday\u2019s Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral with the SES 9 communications satellite.<\/p>\n

The 229-foot-tall rocket lifted off at 6:35 p.m. EST (2335 GMT) from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad, soaring east over the Atlantic Ocean about 10 minutes after sunset.<\/p>\n

Consuming a super-chilled mix of kerosene and liquid oxygen, the rocket climbed into sunlight shortly after launch, giving spectators on the ground a spectacular view of staging and the release of the Falcon 9\u2019s clamshell-like payload fairing.<\/p>\n

The launch carried the SES 9 communications satellite, adding another member to the satellite fleet owned by Luxembourg-based SES, one of the world\u2019s largest commercial spacecraft operators.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s flight marked the 22nd Falcon 9 flight since its debut in June 2010, and the second Falcon 9 launch of 2016.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Scriptunas Images<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

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