Preparations for SpaceX’s next launch completed a major milestone late on Wednesday, via the Static Fire test of the Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40 pad. This latest Falcon 9 is tasked with lofting the JCSAT-16 satellite into its Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GEO) on August 14, once again involving the first stage making a landing attempt on the drone ship.
"JCSAT-16"
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SpaceX is lining up its next two missions, with Falcon 9 hardware currently in pre-launch…
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SpaceX launched a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket Friday, deploying a Dragon spacecraft on the CRS-13…
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SpaceX has suffered a failure during the static test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket…
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As the landed booster from the JCSAT-16 mission sailed into Port Canaveral on Wednesday, the…
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SpaceX launched Japan’s JCSAT-16 communications satellite in the early hours of Sunday via a Falcon…
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A returned Falcon 9 first stage has been test fired at SpaceX’s McGregor test center,…
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Fresh from its unique three engine landing success, the Falcon 9 first stage (F9-0024-S1) has…
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Making its fourth flight of the year, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has deployed the JCSAT-14…
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SpaceX has completed a crucial static firing of their Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the…
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SpaceX’s rocket stages are deep into their test and processing flows, ahead of two missions…