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AFSPC-11

2018/04/15 by terranovabay

A photo of the late afternoon start of the AFSPC-11 mission that saw a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launch two spacecraft for the Air Force Space Command to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff occurred from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:13 p.m. on 14 April 2018. Click to learn more about the mission and see more of the launch photos.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: AFSPC-11, Air Force Space Command, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SLC 41, Space Launch Complex 41, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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CRS-14

2018/04/04 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on the CRS-14 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:30 p.m. on 2 April 2018 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view the CRS-14 launch photos and to learn more about the mission.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Commercial Resupply, CRS-14, Dragon, Falcon 9, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, SLC 40, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., SpaceX

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Hispasat 30W-6

2018/03/08 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:33 a.m. on 6 March 2018 carrying the Hispasat 30W-6 telecommunications satellite into orbit. Click for more information and images of the launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Hispasat 30W-6, SLC 40, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX

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GOES-S

2018/03/03 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the GOES-S spacecraft into orbit from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:02 p.m. on 1 March 2018 for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). View the rest of my selected GOES-S launch photos.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Atlas V rocket, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, GOES-S, NASA, National Atmospheric and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, SLC 41, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

2018/02/08 by terranovabay

Finally had time to work up the Falcon Heavy launch photos. Very exciting. Click to check out my little photo story of the launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A, Mars, Space Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX, Starman, Tesla Roadster

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GovSat-1

2018/01/31 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the GovSat-1 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:25 p.m. on 31 January 2018. I was not able to attend this launch due to a previous commitment so ended up having to take pictures of it from approximately 65 miles south of the launch pad. Click to view the rest of the photos.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, GovSat-1, SLC 40, SpaceX

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SBIRS GEO Flight 4

2018/01/21 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 411 rocket launched the fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:48 p.m. on 19 January 2018. The Space Based Infrared System is considered one of the nation’s highest priority space programs and is designed to provide global, persistent, infrared surveillance capabilities to meet 21st Century demands in four national security mission areas. Click for more photos and […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SBIRS GEO-4, SLC 41, Space Launch Complex 41, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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ZUMA

2018/01/14 by terranovabay

SpaceX launched the ZUMA spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket the night of 7 January 2018. Separation of the first and second stage created a surreal multicolored light show of intermixing exhaust gasses in the night sky as the two stages maneuvered away from each other. The second stage to continue carrying the ZUMA spacecraft into orbit and the first stage maneuvering to land back at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click here to see […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Landing Zone 1, LZ-1, Northrop Grumman, SLC 40, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, ZUMA

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CRS-13

2017/12/15 by terranovabay

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a Dragon spacecraft on a Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-13) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to low-Earth orbit to deliver 4,800 pounds of crew supplies, science and research equipment, and other cargo to and from the International Space Station for NASA at 10:36 a.m. on 15 December 2017. Seen here, following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Commercial Resupply, CRS-13, Dragon, International Space Station, ISS, Kennedy Space Center, Landing Zone 1, NASA, SLC 40, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches KoreaSat-5A

2017/11/06 by terranovabay

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver Koreasat-5A, a commercial communications satellite, to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:34 p.m. on 30 October 2017. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage made a successful landing on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Click for more info and photos of the launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, KoreaSat-5A, KSC, LC-39A, SpaceX

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Category Archives: Rocket Launch

AFSPC-11

CRS-14

Hispasat 30W-6

GOES-S

Falcon Heavy Demonstration Mission

GovSat-1

SBIRS GEO Flight 4

ZUMA

CRS-13

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches KoreaSat-5A

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