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

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dazzles Delivering ‘Epic’ Intelsat DTH TV Comsat to Orbit for America’s

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

7 years ago

SpaceX Ramps Up; Reused SpaceX BulgariaSat-1 Booster Arrives in Port as Next Falcon 9 Test Fires for July 2 Intelsat Launch – Gallery

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

7 years ago

2nd SpaceX Recycled Falcon 9 Rocket Launching 1st Bulgarian GeoComSat June 23, Plus Potential Weekend Launch ‘Doubleheader’ – Watch Live

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

8 years ago

SpaceX Blasts Biggest High Speed Communications Satellite to Orbit for Inmarsat

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

8 years ago

Stunning Imagery Shows 1st Nighttime Falcon 9 Launch off Pad 39A; EchoStar XXIII Photo/Video Gallery

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

8 years ago

Flawless SpaceX Falcon 9 Takes Rousing Night Flight Delivery of EchoStar TV Sat to Orbit

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

8 years ago

Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 ‘Lifts Off’ 2nd Time After ‘Baby Made it Home!” – Gallery

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

9 years ago

Amazing Time-lapse Shows Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Moving To Land After Port Canaveral Arrival

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