Falcon 9 Flight 26 – Spaceflight Now

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lofts satellites for Eutelsat and ABS

June 16, 2016

A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off into a brilliant morning sky over the Sunshine State on Wednesday, and these photos show the kerosene-fueled launcher climbing away from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad.

Video: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on dual-satellite delivery mission

June 15, 2016

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Wednesday at 10:29 a.m. EDT (1429 GMT), launching with two Boeing-built communications satellites for Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite.

SpaceX successfully fires satellites into orbit, but loses booster on landing

June 15, 2016

Two pioneering communications satellites purely powered by plasma rocket thrusters lifted off from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 launcher Wednesday, starting missions to broadcast video across Asia and Latin America, and improve navigation for airplanes crossing the United States.

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

June 15, 2016

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

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.

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

June 13, 2016

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.