GALLERY: SpaceX launches JCSAT-18 and Kacific-1
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 satellite launches from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. Photo Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Launching right on time, SpaceX used one of its Falcon 9 rockets to send the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite to orbit on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 7:10 p.m. EST (00:10 UTC on Tuesday). SpaceX sent the Boeing-built satellite on its way to a geostationary transfer orbit. All photos courtesy of SpaceX.
The Falcon 9’s payload fairing containing the JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 satellite. Photo Credit: SpaceX
Streak shot of the Falcon 9 rocket on its way to orbit. Photo Credit: SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 satellite launches from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. Photo Credit: SpaceX
With the flight of JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1, SpaceX now has one launch remaining on its 2019 manifest – Starlink 2. Photo Credit: SpaceX
