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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).

Prototype solar array jettisoned as Dragon capsule prepares for trip home

June 30, 2017 Stephen Clark

An experimental solar wing sent to the International Space Station earlier this month was jettisoned from the orbiting lab’s robotic arm after engineers were unable to fully retract the array.

Next SpaceX launch on track for Sunday after hold-down firing at pad 39A

June 30, 2017 Stephen Clark

Six days after SpaceX fired its last Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, another launcher rolled to historic pad 39A and ignited its nine Merlin 1D engines at sunset Thursday in preparation for a commercial satellite delivery mission Sunday for Intelsat.

Video: SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 static fire at dusk

June 30, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX fueled its next Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A and ignited the booster’s nine Merlin engines at sunset Thursday, passing a major step in the launch campaign leading up to liftoff of the Intelsat 35e communications satellite Sunday.

Video: Falcon 9 lifted vertical for static fire test at pad 39A

June 29, 2017 Stephen Clark

Watch a time lapse replay of SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket being raised vertical Thursday at launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mock countdown and engine test, ahead of a scheduled liftoff this weekend with an Intelsat communications satellite.

Falcon 9 launch timeline with Intelsat 35e

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

Prototype solar array jettisoned as Dragon capsule prepares for trip home

Next SpaceX launch on track for Sunday after hold-down firing at pad 39A

Video: SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 static fire at dusk

Video: Falcon 9 lifted vertical for static fire test at pad 39A

Live coverage: SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket set for launch Sunday

Photos: Falcon 9’s blastoff with BulgariaSat 1

SpaceX will try for third Falcon 9 launch in less than two weeks

SpaceX launches and lands second Falcon 9 rocket in two days