SpaceX successfully launched the seventh of eight planned missions for Iridium Communications from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 04:39 Pacific Time (11:39 UTC). The launch which took place in foggy conditions and high wind shear over the booster recovery zone, yet the first stage still managed to successfully land on the drone ship. A challenging attempt to recover a fairing on Mr. Steven was unsuccessful.
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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 conducted the fifth launch of its contract with Iridium Communications Friday, deploying ten more…
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Iridium Communications Inc. has announced the target launch date for their fifth flight aboard a…
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SpaceX conducted its final launch of 2017 Friday, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from…
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In what has already been a busy year for SpaceX, the commercial launch provider is…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday, before succcessfully deploying…
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SpaceX completed a Static Fire test at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday. The test,…
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Just over two days after its successful launch of BulgariaSat-1, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket conducted…
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SpaceX returned its Falcon 9 rocket to flight Saturday with a mission that delivered ten…
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SpaceX set to return to action with RTF Falcon 9 launch of Iridium spacecraft
by Chris BerginSpaceX is set to Return To Flight (RTF) no sooner than January 14, with the…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX flies more customer payloads and Ariane 6 debuts
by John SharpAs many as four SpaceX Falcon 9 missions and the long-delayed inaugural flight of Ariane…
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SpaceX has closed out its most successful and record-breaking year yet. Its Falcon program broke…
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Following two scrubs, SpaceX launched on the third attempt with a batch of 13 communications…
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Reviewing the week in spaceflight and upcoming events, it’s been another busy period, including NASA…
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On the two main coasts of the United States, SpaceX launched a number of low…
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SpaceX launched another batch of 56 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO)…
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SpaceX launched 51 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit on its Starlink Group…
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SpaceX surpasses 4,000 Starlink satellites on-orbit with Starlink Group 5-6 launch
Lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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SpaceX has launched a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche…