geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)

SpaceX Stages Stunning Sunset Blastoff as Recycled Falcon 9 Soars to Orbit with SES/EchoStar HDTV Sat; Booster Re-Lands at Sea

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX staged a stunning sunset blastoff this evening Oct. 11, of the commercial SES-11/EchoStar 105…

7 years ago

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The third time proved to be the charm as SpaceX kept up a torrid 2017…

7 years ago

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PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The launch cadence at Elon Musk’s SpaceX is truly ramping up with Falcon 9…

7 years ago

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - For only the second time in history, SpaceX will launch a ‘flight-proven’ Falcon 9 rocket…

7 years ago

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX blasted the “largest and most complicated communications satellite ever built to orbit” for London…

8 years ago

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The opening volley of March Launch Madness started brilliantly as showcased by stunning imagery of…

8 years ago

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Under stellar moonlit Florida skies, a private SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight overnight and flawlessly…

8 years ago

PORT CANAVERAL, FL - The spent SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that sped to space and back and landed…

8 years ago

The recovered SpaceX first stage booster that nailed a spectacular middle-of-the-night touchdown at sea last week sailed back to Port…

9 years ago