Tag: INVAP
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Up and down with a Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX has released video from an Aug. 30 launch captured by a camera mounted aboard the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, showing the booster’s climb into space from Cape Canaveral and a fiery return to the Florida spaceport, where SpaceX will ready the vehicle for another mission. The Falcon 9 rocket carried…
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SpaceX launches first polar orbit mission from Florida in decades
A Falcon 9 rocket climbs away from pad 40 Sunday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: SpaceX Vaulting away from Cape Canaveral on an unusual southerly trajectory, a Falcon 9 rocket dodged stormy weather and successfully placed an Argentine radar observation satellite into an orbit over Earth’s poles Sunday on SpaceX’s 100th launch. Scattered…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches radar satellite for Argentina
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The mission will launch Argentina’s SAOCOM 1B radar observation satellite, plus two secondary payloads for PlanetiQ and Tyvak. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter [tabby title=”SpaceX webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX mission…
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SpaceX aces first rocket landing in California after launching Argentine satellite
A Falcon 9 rocket launched Sunday night from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with Argentina’s SAOCOM 1A radar observation satellite. Credit: SpaceX A Falcon 9 rocket launching an Argentine Earth-observing satellite streaked across the skies of Southern California on Sunday night, then its booster stage returned to Vandenberg Air Force Base for an on-target landing,…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches Argentine satellite, lands rocket in California
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with SAOCOM 1A, a radar observation satellite for Argentina. 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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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket, landing pad ready for action at Vandenberg
The Falcon 9 rocket set to launch the SAOCOM 1A satellite stands on its launch pad Sunday. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was raised vertical at Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday ahead of a planned liftoff with Argentina’s SAOCOM 1A radar observation satellite, and the…
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SpaceX completes hotfire test, preps for first California rocket landing
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Oct. 3 with 24-hour launch delay to Oct. 7. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch Saturday will reuse the first stage booster from a July 25 mission that carried 10 Iridium communications satellites into orbit. This photo shows the Falcon 9 rocket before the July 25 launch from California. Credit:…
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Ariane launch aids Australian and Argentine satellite initiatives
The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 5:30 p.m. French Guiana time (2030 GMT; 4:30 p.m. EDT) Friday with the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 telecom satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a clear blue sky over French Guiana on Wednesday, delivering…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket soars with Sky Muster, Arsat 2
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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International ocean research observatory fails in orbit
Credit: CONAE An Argentine satellite hosting a NASA sensor designed to measure the saltiness of Earth’s oceans has ended its mission after four years in orbit, NASA said Wednesday. The Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-D, or SAC-D, spacecraft ended its mission June 8 when part of its power and attitude control system failed, according to NASA.…