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4K video: Wide-angle view of Falcon 9 hotfire

March 10, 2017 Spaceflight Now

A wide-angle view of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket test firing at Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A on March 9, 2017 during final preparations for it scheduled blastoff with the EchoStar 23 communications satellite. Watch in up to to 4k resolution.

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on St. Patrick’s Day morning
    March 16, 2026
  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California
    March 16, 2026
  • NASA Administrator teases further Artemis program updates in one-on-one interview
    March 14, 2026
  • NASA ready for another shot at launching Artemis 2 moon mission
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
    March 13, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral on cloudy Saturday morning
    March 13, 2026
  • NASA inspector general assesses agency’s management of moon lander risk
    March 10, 2026
  • SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar
    March 9, 2026
  • NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
    March 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
    March 6, 2026
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