SAOCOM 1A – the Argentinian Earth observation satellite – has shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. The mission will be the first on the west coast to see a Falcon 9 first stage perform an RTLS (Return to Launch Site) recovery.
"Vandenberg RTLS"
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With the first half of 2018 in the books, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance’s near…
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Iridium Communications – in the midst of launching their next generation communications constellation – has…
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SpaceX has launched its 61st and final mission of 2022, this one aboard a Falcon…
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SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of SAOCOM-1A mission, first west coast RTLS
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket conducted its Static Fire test on Tuesday, ahead of is…
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SpaceX is progressing well through what they hope to be their busiest year yet, conducting…
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In what has already been a busy year for SpaceX, the commercial launch provider is…
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Gearing up for their second Vandenberg flight in as many months, SpaceX has static fired…
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SpaceX has launched the EarthCARE climate research satellite for ESA and JAXA
The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s…
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Three missions have now launched this week, starting with Crew-8, which is sending a new…
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Launch Roundup: Axiom-3 crew and Tianzhou 7 cargo space station missions this week
A pair of missions to space stations headline the launches for the week of Jan.…
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SpaceX has closed out its most successful and record-breaking year yet. Its Falcon program broke…
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Launch Roundup: scrubs deny SpaceX its 100 Falcon launch goal; look to end the year with a 300th mission milestone
by Martin SmithThis week nearly saw two secret spaceplanes launched within days of each other. After ground…
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SpaceX’s last launch of the first half of 2023 occurred Friday, June 23, carrying 56…
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SpaceX conducts doubleheader with Starlink mission followed by launch for SES
Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s successful CRS-27 launch, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was in action…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the joint NASA/CNES Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite mission from…
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SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on a secretive mission in the early hours of…
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SpaceX launched a pair of ocean surveillance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office on Sunday…
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Cape Canaveral has been at the heart of America’s space program since the very beginning.…
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SpaceX has launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-87 mission on their third dedicated mission…