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SpaceX begins 2019 with eighth and final launch for upgraded Iridium network
Ten Iridium communications satellites rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Friday from California in the eighth and final launch for Iridium's upgraded network over the last two years, and the first of around 18 predicted SpaceX missions planned in 2019.
Launch timeline for SpaceX’s eighth mission for Iridium
Follow the key events of the Falcon 9 rocket's ascent to orbit with the another set of 10 next-generation satellites for Iridium's voice and data relay fleet.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches first Falcon 9 mission of the year
SpaceX kicked off its 2019 launch campaign with a mission Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 more upgraded communications satellites into orbit to complete a refresh of Iridium's voice and data relay network. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 7:31 a.m. PST (10:31 a.m. EST; 1531 GMT).
Iridium eager to complete upgraded network with Falcon 9 launch Friday
The launch of 10 more upgraded spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday will complete the build-out of Iridium's modernized $3 billion global communications network, setting up for the debut of new broadband and aircraft tracking services in the coming months.
Blue Origin scrubs suborbital launch attempt, delays flight to early 2019
Blue Origin scrubbed the planned launch Tuesday of the company's suborbital New Shepard booster from West Texas due to a "ground infrastructure issue," and later said the flight would be pushed back to early 2019.
Air Force requirements will keep SpaceX from landing Falcon 9 booster after GPS launch
The demands of launching the first in an upgraded line of U.S. Air Force GPS navigation satellites, including a late load of extra fuel for the spacecraft and a military policy of reserving fuel to eliminate space junk, will keep SpaceX from recovering the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket following liftoff Thursday from Cape Canaveral, according to mission managers.
SpaceX makes another space station cargo delivery
A commercial supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering a pair of NASA experiments to demonstrate satellite refueling techniques and monitor changes in Earth's forests, along with a special holiday menu of turkey, candied yams, cranberry sauce and shortbread cookies.
Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg on SSO-A rideshare mission
The first of two launches by SpaceX this week lifted off Monday, Dec. 3, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 64 microsatellites and CubeSats to an orbit more than 350 miles (575 kilometers) above Earth.
SpaceX Falcon 9 boosts Dragon cargo ship to orbit, first stage misses landing target
Two days after a successful launch from California, SpaceX fired off another Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday, this one carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with 5,660 pounds of equipment and supplies bound for the International Space Station.
Launch timeline for SpaceX’s 16th resupply launch to the space station
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in less than 10 minutes Wednesday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying more than 5,600 pounds of supplies and experiments.