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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket launches, and lands, at Cape Canaveral

December 20, 2015 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with 11 Orbcomm communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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  • Simple settings tweak should save Psyche asteroid mission from overheating thrusters
    October 2, 2023
  • Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission slips a week due to spacecraft issue
    September 28, 2023
  • Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan to end record-breaking mission; Rubio: “It’s good to be home”
    September 27, 2023
  • Live coverage: Space station crew return to Earth after 371-day mission
    September 27, 2023
  • Rapid response Victus Nox launch success open new possibilities for Space Force, commercial space industry
    September 27, 2023
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