Tag: Orbital ATK
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Watch a replay of SpaceX’s fifth launch for Iridium
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher rocketed into orbit Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, climbing away from a hillside launch complex just after sunrise with 10 Iridium communications satellites. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg. The…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with fifth set of Iridium Next satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 next-generation Iridium communications satellites. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 6:58 a.m. PDT (9:58 a.m. EDT; 1358 GMT). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with fifth set of Iridium Next satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 next-generation Iridium communications satellites. SpaceX’s live video coverage begins at approximately 6:58 a.m. PDT (9:58 a.m. EDT; 1358 GMT). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical at Vandenberg
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to loft the fifth batch of Iridium Next mobile communications satellites stands vertical on Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-stage rocket, towering 229 feet (70 meters) tall, is set for liftoff at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) Friday with 10…
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Launch timeline for Iridium’s fifth launch with SpaceX
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent to orbit with the fifth set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium’s voice and data relay fleet. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket will lift off Friday at 7:13:51 a.m. PDT (10:13:51 a.m. EDT; 1413:51 GMT) Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SpaceX will not…
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Iridium boss senses shift in SpaceX rhythm with another launch set for Friday
The Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Iridium’s fifth batch of new-generation voice and data relay satellites stands on its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. On the eve of the Iridium’s fifth launch with SpaceX, the mobile telecom satellite operator’s chief executive says he no longer has to wait for SpaceX’s rockets…
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Iridium boss senses shift in SpaceX rhythm with another launch set for Friday
The Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Iridium’s fifth batch of new-generation voice and data relay satellites stands on its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. On the eve of the Iridium’s fifth launch with SpaceX, the mobile telecom satellite operator’s chief executive says he no longer has to wait for SpaceX’s rockets…
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Ground equipment problem slips next Falcon 9 launch to Friday
File photo of an Iridium Next satellite. Credit: Thales Alenia Space Trouble with a piece of ground equipment used for testing of the 10 Iridium communications satellites aboard the next Falcon 9 rocket launch has forced a 24-hour delay in the mission to Friday, officials said Tuesday. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from…
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Launch preps advance in California for next Falcon 9 flight
All 10 Iridium Next satellites for the next Falcon 9 launch have arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for liftoff March 29. Credit: Iridium SpaceX’s fifth launch of replacement spacecraft for Iridium’s global voice and data communications network is set for March 29 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a flight that…
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Exoplanet-hunting satellite arrives in Florida for April launch
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is pictured inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after arriving Feb. 12. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final testing, fueling and attachment to a Falcon 9 launcher for liftoff in…