US EditionSpaceX launches 140 payloads in rideshare program from California
The booster achieved its 30th flight with 140 satellites deployed for diverse global clients, marking another milestone in SpaceX's frequent rideshare missions.
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After Delays, SpaceX Rocket Lifts Off for Transporter-15 Mission from Vandenberg
A hodgepodge of satellites, many manufactured around the globe and one built a relatively short distance away, finally traveled to orbit Friday morning when a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base. After three prior delays, the two-stage rocket manufactured by SpaceX lifted off at 10:44 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-4. The team had to scrub the most recent prior launch attempt due to a ground system issue. The Transporte…
D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15
SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit Nov. 26 aboard two ION orbital transfer vehicles launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare. Italy’s first optical intersatellite link (OISL) mission was onboard the IONs alongside payloads from Spire, Spaceium, Pale Blue, Finland’s Aalto University, Planetek and StardustMe. “With these two missions, we cross […] The post D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on Spac…
SpaceX launches 140 spacecraft on Transporter-15 rideshare mission
A glimpse of the 140 payloads onboard SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission. Image: SpaceX Update Nov. 28, 5:45 p.m. EST (2345 UTC): SpaceX deployed all payloads designed to separate from the rocket. The second time proved to be the charm as SpaceX successfully launched 140 payloads onboard its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday morning. The flight came two days after SpaceX scrubbed the mission around the time liquid oxygen load wa…
SpaceX has launched the Transporter-15 mission aboard a Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg base in California, placing 140 payloads in orbit between cubesats, microsatellites and orbital transfer vehicles. Flight marks the 30th launch of the same reusable propellant, a milestone for Elon Musk's company, and reinforces the shared mission model that has already brought more than 1,400 satellites into space within the company's rideshare program.
Varda Space's Fifth Mission Continues AFRL Test Flight Series
Varda Space Industries has made significant strides in the realm of space-based manufacturing with the successful launch of its fifth mission, known as W-5. This mission achieved orbit following its departure from Vandenberg Space Force Base, as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare program. The launch, which took place at 1:44 p.m. Eastern Time, included a […]
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