News Archive / Tagged: Space Launch Complex 40
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SpaceX starts 2020 with Starlink launch
Patrick AttwellJanuary 6th, 2020SpaceX's Starlink constellation just got a major boost.
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Launch of JCSAT-18 / Kacific-1 furthers SpaceX’s reusability program
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 18th, 2019SpaceX's domination of the launch services market continues with Monday's launch of a Boeing-built satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. and Kacific Broadband Satellites.
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GALLERY: SpaceX launches JCSAT-18 and Kacific-1
SpaceFlight InsiderDecember 17th, 2019Launching 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.
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Launch of CRS-19 cargo freighter to ISS delayed
Patrick AttwellDecember 4th, 2019Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- Beautifully clear skies do not necessarily ensure a launch. SpaceX, no stranger to the precise requirements for launch ran afoul of an old foe on Wednesday Dec. 4.
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Gallery: SpaceX completes second flight in less than two weeks with AMOS-17
Jason RhianAugust 6th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the AMOS-17 spacecraft on Tuesday Aug. 6, 2019. The flight helped reiterate the company's ability to rapidly turn around and prepare for the next flight.
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Spacecom’s faith in SpaceX remains solid in lead up to AMOS-17 launch
Jason RhianAugust 1st, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, FLa. -- SpaceX might be based out of California, but the NewSpace company is making its presence known in Florida. An upcoming flight could serve as a renewal of sorts for a relationship with one of the company's clients.
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Gallery: CRS-18 another check in the ‘Win Box’ for SpaceX
Derek RichardsonJuly 25th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the CRS-18 Dragon on the capsule's third flight to the International Space Station on Thursday, July 25. In many ways it marked a repeat performance for the NewSpace company.
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Gallery: SpaceX begins launching its Starlink constellation
Derek RichardsonMay 24th, 2019In the black of night, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink spacecraft to begin its satellite internet mega constellation.
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites
Derek RichardsonMay 24th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made history again by launching the first 60 satellites of its Starlink satellite internet mega constellation.
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Starlink launch scrubbed again
Derek RichardsonMay 16th, 2019For the second day in a row, SpaceX has called off the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with the first 60 Starlink satellites.
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High winds force scrub of 1st SpaceX Starlink mission
Derek RichardsonMay 15th, 2019SpaceX's first batch of Starlink satellites need to wait another 24 hours before taking flight due to "excess upper level winds."
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SpaceX targeting May 15 to launch 60 Starlink satellites
Derek RichardsonMay 14th, 2019A week after confirming it was ready to launch “dozens” of Starlink satellites, SpaceX test fired the Falcon 9 it plans to use for the Starlink-1 mission.
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SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites as early as next week
Derek RichardsonMay 8th, 2019At a conference in Washington D.C., a SpaceX executive said the first dedicated launch of Starlink satellites is scheduled to fly as early as May 15.
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May the 4th be with you: SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon launches to ISS
Joe LatrellMay 4th, 2019Supplies are on their way to the International Space Station after SpaceX successfully launched its CRS-17 Dragon cargo resupply mission to the outpost.
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CRS-17 Dragon mission scrubbed, teams to try again May 4
Derek RichardsonMay 3rd, 2019SpaceX’s early-morning launch of its CRS-17 Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft was called off because of several technical issues.
