June 2016 – Page 6 – Spaceflight Now

Photos: Navy satellite encapsulated, mated to Atlas 5

June 15, 2016 Justin Ray

The U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 5 was encapsulated in the payload fairing at Astrotech on June 4 and then hoisted atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Complex 41 on June 13.

Live coverage: Two telecom satellites launched by Falcon 9, booster recovery fails

June 15, 2016 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:29 a.m. EDT (1429 GMT) Wednesday with two Boeing-built communications payloads for Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite. A secondary objective to recover the first stage offshore in the Atlantic Ocean failed.

Mission events timeline for Falcon 9’s launch for ABS and Eutelsat

June 14, 2016 Stephen Clark

Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket’s ascent into space from Cape Canaveral with the ABS 2A and Eutelsat 117 West B communications satellites.

Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity

June 14, 2016 Justin Ray

Bidding farewell to the International Space Station today, the commercial Cygnus cargo ship separated to a safe distance before igniting an intentional fire in microgravity like never before, all in the name of science.

Live video: Cygnus freighter to depart the space station Tuesday

June 14, 2016 Justin Ray

Concluding 80 days attached the International Space Station, the commercial Cygnus cargo ship will be detached to fly away Tuesday for an unprecedented onboard fire experiment before re-entering the atmosphere next week.

SpaceX conducts static fire test for Wednesday’s Falcon 9 flight

June 13, 2016 Stephen Clark

Technicians planned to attach two Boeing-built communications satellites to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Monday, a day after launch controllers fueled the rocket and fired its nine Merlin first stage engines in a key preflight test.

China’s Beidou navigation network grows with successful launch

June 13, 2016 Stephen Clark

A Chinese Long March 3C rocket boosted a fresh satellite into orbit Sunday to join the country’s Beidou navigation system, deploying the craft into an elliptical orbit ranging more than 22,000 miles above Earth.

Photos: More shots of Saturday’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket Launch

June 12, 2016 Justin Ray

Departing on three pillars of fire, the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off at 1:51 p.m. from Cape Canaveral for a classified national security satellite deployment.

Photos: Spectacular start to Delta 4-Heavy’s satellite deployment mission

June 12, 2016 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket fired away from Cape Canaveral at 1:51 p.m. EDT today to deploy a covert surveillance satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Recap story: Triple-barrel Delta 4-Heavy launches national security satellite

June 11, 2016 Justin Ray

Two million pounds of firepower successfully launched a behemoth Delta 4-Heavy rocket and a top-secret eavesdropping surveillance satellite into space Saturday, embarking on a taxing climb directly into geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above the Earth to deploy one of the pinnacles of U.S. intelligence-gathering.