News Archive / Tagged: GovSat-1

• Luxembourg’s GovSat-1 satellite goes operational

  Jason RhianMarch 20th, 2018

  Launched on Jan. 31, 2018, the flight of the GovSat-1 got its start atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. The spacecraft has come online and could aid in security efforts for the tiny European nation - as well as provide other services.

• What really happened to GovSat-1’s Falcon 9 first stage?

  Jason RhianFebruary 12th, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A report stating that the Falcon 9 first stage used to launch the GovSat-1 satellite was destroyed by an airstrike has been categorically denied both by SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force.

• Launch of GovSat-1 clears the way for first flight of Falcon Heavy

  Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The tiny European nation of Luxembourg was able to honor some of its commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by having the GovSat-1 communications satellite sent to orbit today. SpaceX successfully sent the spacecraft aloft via a ‘Full Thrust’ Falcon 9 rocket at 4:25 p.m. EST (21:25 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The flight helped set the stage for one of the most anticipated missions of 2018.

• SFI LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 with GovSat-1

  Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC 40 in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The two-hour long launch window is set to open at 4:25 p.m. EST (21:25 GMT). SFI Live should begin its coverage at 4 p.m. EST (21:00 GMT). While other sites promise you "live" coverage they only share the work of others. Only SFI hosts its own Live Show from the launch site!

• Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 with GovSat-1 delayed 24 hours

  Jim SiegelJanuary 30th, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With about an hour to go before the launch window opened at 4:25 p.m. EST (21:25 GMT) on Jan. 30, SpaceX scrubbed its attempt to send aloft a Falcon 9 rocket with a communications satellite named GovSat-1, due to a second-stage sensor issue. 

• Second Falcon 9 of 2018 readied to loft Luxembourg’s GovSat-1

  Jason RhianJanuary 29th, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — While the world might be waiting with breathless anticipation for the first test flight of its Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX is pressing forward with its 2018 launch manifest. The next mission the Hawthorne, California-based company is working to send aloft is the GovSat-1 satellite for Luxembourg.