Tag: Orbcomm

  • SpaceX targets June 11 for Falcon 9 ORBCOMM OG2 mission

    SpaceX targets June 11 for Falcon 9 ORBCOMM OG2 mission

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    SpaceX has realigned its next Falcon 9 v1.1 launch to NET (No Earlier Than) June 11. The rocket, tasked with lofting six ORBCOMM satellites into orbit, was scheduled to launch this month from Cape Canaveral’s SLC-40. However, a helium leak during the latter stages of preparations for her Static Fire test required the rocket to…

  • Falcon 9 scrubs Static Fire – SpaceX delay launch

    Falcon 9 scrubs Static Fire – SpaceX delay launch

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    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 – tasked lofting six ORBCOMM OG2 satellites into orbit – scrubbed her second attempt at a Static Fire test on Friday. Thursday’s Static Fire was postponed following problems with umbilical connections between the SLC-40 pad and the rocket. Friday’s issue is unspecified but it has resulted in SpaceX delaying the launch…