Tag: Launch
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SpaceX delays launch to study data from recent payload fairing test
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Nov. 17. The Falcon 9 rocket with Zuma stands at pad 39A on Wednesday afternoon. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now SpaceX has postponed its next launch from the Kennedy Space Center indefinitely to examine data from a recent payload fairing test for another customer. The company said in a statement Thursday that the…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launch put on hold
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the Zuma payload for the U.S. government. 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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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launch put on hold
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with the Zuma payload for the U.S. government. 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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Top secret ‘Zuma’ mission puzzles satellite trackers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The launch of Zuma has been delayed to Friday, Nov. 17. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands poised for launch at pad 39A in Florida with the Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX A top secret payload developed in secrecy for the U.S. government is set to ride into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast aboard a…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Delta 2 launch from California halted for second day in a row
The Delta 2 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, awaiting liftoff with the JPSS 1 weather satellite. Credit: ULA/Walter Scriptunas II Brisk upper level winds blowing from the west thwarted a second try to launch a new NOAA weather satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket…
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Delta 2 launch from California halted for second day in a row
The Delta 2 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, awaiting liftoff with the JPSS 1 weather satellite. Credit: ULA/Walter Scriptunas II Brisk upper level winds blowing from the west thwarted a second try to launch a new NOAA weather satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket…
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Photos: JPSS 1 weather satellite prepped for encapsulation
NOAA’s JPSS 1 weather satellite is enshrouded inside the nose fairing of a Delta 2 rocket, awaiting liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a seven-year mission to collect data to improve global weather forecasts. The satellite weighs around 5,025 pounds (2,280 kilograms), according to NOAA, and will orbit more than 500 miles…
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Photos: JPSS 1 weather satellite prepped for encapsulation
NOAA’s JPSS 1 weather satellite is enshrouded inside the nose fairing of a Delta 2 rocket, awaiting liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on a seven-year mission to collect data to improve global weather forecasts. The satellite weighs around 5,025 pounds (2,280 kilograms), according to NOAA, and will orbit more than 500 miles…