July 2017 – Page 5 – Spaceflight Now

Photos: Expendable Falcon 9 launcher raised vertical at pad 39A

July 2, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket was hydraulically hoisted vertical Sunday morning at launch pad 39A, less than 12 hours before a scheduled blastoff with the Intelsat 35e communications satellite.

Falcon 9 launch timeline with Intelsat 35e

July 2, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the Intelsat 35e communications satellite into orbit 32 minutes later.

Live coverage: SpaceX launches its 10th mission of the year

July 2, 2017 Stephen Clark

Making its third try after back-to-back aborts, a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the commercial Intelsat 35e communications satellite Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from launch pad 39A occurred at 7:38 p.m. EDT (2338 GMT).

Second launch of China’s Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket set for Sunday

July 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

China’s Long March 5 rocket is counting down to liftoff Sunday from the country’s tropical island space center with a high-power, electrically-propelled communications satellite.