News Archive / Tagged: Polar Orbit
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SpaceX launches Transporter-2 Falcon 9 rideshare mission
Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2021A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Transporter-2, the second dedicated rideshare mission for the company, into a polar orbit from Florida.
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SpaceX launches first polar launch from Florida in 60 years
Matt HaskellAugust 30th, 2020SpaceX has successfully launched the SAOCOM-1B satellite for the Argentinian Space Agency, CONAE – the first polar trajectory launch from Florida’s Space Coast in 60 years.
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SpaceX aiming for first polar launch from Florida in 60 years
Cullen DesforgesAugust 28th, 2020On August 30, SpaceX is planning to make another entry in the modern-day history books, flying a launch trajectory not seen from Florida’s Space Coast in over 60 years. The mission to launch the SAOCOM-1B payload into a sun-synchronous polar orbit is also part of a rare, two-launch day on the Eastern Range.