SpaceX conducted its tenth launch of the year Tuesday, deploying five commercial Iridium communications satellites and the GRACE Follow-On Earth science mission for NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 12:47:48 local time (19:47 UTC).
"GRACE-FO Falcon 9"
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SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts static fire ahead of Iridium NEXT-6/GRACE-FO mission
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX conducted a Static Fire test on its Falcon 9 rocket for its second launch…
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SpaceX launched their sixth mission for telecommunications giants SES. The launch, using a flight-proven Falcon…
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Only two days after their previous launch, SpaceX is already preparing their workhorse Falcon 9 rocket…
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First Block 5 Falcon 9 static fires ahead of Bangabandhu-1 launch
by Ian AtkinsonThe first Block 5 Falcon 9 completed a static fire test at Launch Complex 39A…
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SpaceX has static fired its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E ahead…
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Having already completed five Falcon family rocket launches this year, SpaceX is aiming to double…
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Iridium Communications is nearing the end of its two-year campaign with SpaceX to place 75…
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With its two April launches behind it, SpaceX is deep into processing for its coming…
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SpaceX returned its Falcon 9 rocket to flight Saturday with a mission that delivered ten…