Tag: Amos 17
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes off with the Amos 17 satellite
These photos taken Aug. 6 show the liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Israeli-owned Amos 17 communications satellite, backdropped by dreary skies after thunderstorms passed through Cape Canaveral earlier in the day. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket took off at 7:23 p.m. EDT (2323 GMT) on Aug. 6 from Cape Canaveral’s…
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SpaceX successfully launches Israeli-owned telecom satellite
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the Amos 17 communications satellite at 7:23 p.m. EDT (2323 GMT) Tuesday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX carried the Israeli-owned Amos 17 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral into orbit Tuesday on top of a Falcon 9 launcher, nearly three years after…
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Photos: Amos 17 satellite encapsulated for launch
The Amos 17 satellite during encapsulation inside the Falcon 9 payload fairing. Credit: Spacecom Ltd. / SpaceX These photos show the enclosure of the Boeing-built Amos 17 commercial communications satellite, owned by the Tel Aviv-based operator Spacecom Ltd., ahead of liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Ground crews from SpaceX and…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 launches with the Amos 17 communications satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with the Amos 17 communications satellite for Spacecom Ltd. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.
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Air Force’s Cape Canaveral commander excited for two launches in less than 36 hours
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket taking off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: SpaceX U.S. Air Force officials signed off Monday on a plan for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, rivals in the launch services market, to fire off Falcon 9 and Atlas 5 rockets from neighboring launch pads…
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Two launches on tap from Florida’s Space Coast this week
A test-firing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday evening kicked up a cloud of exhaust at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. SpaceX conducted another test-firing Saturday night after replacing a valve. Credit: Spaceflight Now SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday evening, clearing the way for a delayed liftoff…
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Live coverage: SpaceX conducts second static fire test ahead of Amos 17 launch
Live coverage of SpaceX’s preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch the Amos 17 commercial communications satellite for Spacecom Ltd. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket fires its engines Wednesday at pad…
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Israel’s Spacecom books launch with SpaceX using pre-paid Amos 6 credits
Artist’s concept of the Amos 17 satellite. Credit: Boeing The Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has tapped a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver its next geostationary communications satellite to orbit in 2019 using approximately $50 million in credits the company paid SpaceX for a mission last year that ended in an explosion on the launch pad.…