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VideoSpaceX delivers GPS satellite to 12,000-mile-high orbit
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket just after sunrise Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, hauling a GPS navigation satellite into orbit to replace an aging 16-year-old spacecraft in the global positioning network trusted to guide everything from military weapons to civilian commuters.
GPS navigation satellite set for launch on SpaceX rocket
SpaceX's second launch for the U.S. military in three days is set to blast off from Florida and deliver a GPS navigation satellite into orbit Wednesday, reinforcing the global positioning and timing network as four more GPS spacecraft are in storage at a Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado to be launched as needed over the next few years.
Falcon Heavy hauls military satellites to high orbit after spectacular sunset launch
A U.S. military data relay satellite and a rideshare platform with its own suite of payloads rocketed into a sunset sky over Florida's Space Coast Sunday on a Falcon Heavy launcher, putting on a dazzling show for local residents and visitors as the rocket's two side boosters returned to Cape Canaveral for landing.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX’s fifth Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off at twilight
SpaceX's fifth Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:56 p.m. EST (2255 GMT) Sunday with a U.S. Space Force communications satellite and a rideshare spacecraft hosting five military payloads. The Falcon Heavy's two reusable side boosters returned to Cape Canaveral for landings about eight minutes after launch. The launch was delayed from Saturday after preparations ran behind schedule.
U.S. military payloads mated to SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for weekend launch
Two U.S. military satellites set to ride SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth were mated with their launch vehicle Friday at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a scheduled sunset launch this weekend.
Northrop Grumman heralds converted adapter rings as rideshare solution for military payloads
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Space Force say converted launch vehicle payload adapter rings, upgraded with power and propulsion to create full-fledged satellites, are proving effective in more rapidly delivering military instruments and sensors to orbit. Another such mission is set to launch on SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket.
First launch by ABL Space Systems fails shortly after liftoff
ABL Space Systems' first RS1 rocket fell back on its launch pad at Kodiak Island, Alaska, shortly after liftoff on the company's first orbital launch attempt, destroying the rocket and damaging the ground facility, officials said Wednesday.
Russia to launch replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship at space station
Russian space agency and NASA officials said Wednesday they will accelerate the launch of the next Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, and fly it to the complex next month without anyone on-board to replace a Soyuz crew ferry ship damaged Dec. 14 by a high-speed impact, likely from a tiny particle from deep space. The schedule shuffle will mean two Russian cosmonauts and one U.S. astronaut will stay in space several months beyond their planned return to Earth in late March.
SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule streaks to predawn splashdown in Gulf of Mexico
A SpaceX-owned Dragon cargo capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, returning 4,400 pounds of science equipment and hardware from the International Space Station after a 45-day resupply mission.
VideoLive coverage: Starlink launch from California delayed to next week
SpaceX plans to launch its first Starlink mission of 2023 no earlier than Jan. 19 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, following delays caused by bad weather and to examine data from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage. The Falcon will head southeast over the Pacific Ocean, targeting an orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator to deploy the payloads into "Group 2" of the Starlink constellation.