Space Launch Complex 40 | Range Tracking

SES-12

2018/06/04 by terranovabay

SpaceX launched the SES-12 telecommunication satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:45 a.m. on 4 June 2018. Falcon 9’s first stage for the SES-12 mission previously supported the OTV-5 mission from Launch Complex 39A in September 2017. SpaceX did not attempt to recover Falcon 9’s first stage after launch. SES-12 will provide service for video, fixed data, mobility, and government customers […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Falcon 9 rocket, SES-12, SLC 40, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX

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TESS

2018/04/22 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) at 6:51 p.m. on 18 April 2018 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. TESS will search for alien planets ranging from small, rocky worlds to gas giants orbiting bright host stars relatively close to Earth. View my TESS launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, NASA, SLC 40, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, TESS, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

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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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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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Industrial landscape past and future

2016/08/22 by terranovabay

Giant cargo cranes along the waterfront at Port Canaveral look like they are paying homage to the future represented by the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster at right used to launch JCSAT-16. After successfully throwing its second stage topped with the satellite into orbit, the first stage booster powered down to a pinpoint landing on a barge located several hundred miles out in the Atlantic Ocean, which eventually made its way back to Port a few days later with its precious […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, droneship, Falcon 9, Japan, JCSAT-16, Of Course I Still Love You, Port Canaveral, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX

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Another Sky Perfect Launch

2016/08/14 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched JCSAT-16, a commercial telecommunications satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, at 1:26 a.m. on 14 August 2016 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 successfully landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship positioned several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is a leading satellite operator providing high-quality satellite communications in the Asia-Pacific region. […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, droneship, Falcon 9, Japan, JCSAT-16, Sebastian Inlet State Park, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX

Plummeting faster than the speed of sound

2016/07/18 by terranovabay

SpaceX launched the ninth of its commercial resupply missions for NASA to the International Space Station on 18 July 2016 at 12:45 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Besides getting the Dragon spacecraft successfully off into orbit, the first stage booster was successfully flown back to a safe touchdown on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral. These images show the entry burn as the engines fire to slow the booster as it falls from a high altitude while traveling […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Commercial Resupply, Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9, Falcon 9 rocket, first stage, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, SLC 40, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX

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SpaceX delivers two satellites

2016/06/16 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches two commercial telecommunications satellites, EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A respectively, on 15 June 2016 at 10:29 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Both satellites are second new-generation all-electric propulsion satellites built by Boeing Satellite Systems. EUTELSAT 117 West B will provide video and other services throughout Latin America. ABS-2A will provide telecommunications services throughout Africa, Russia, the Middle East, South Asia, and South East Asia regions. Click […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: ABS-2A, Boeing Satellite Systems, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, EUTELSAT 117 West B, Falcon 9, Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, telecommunications satellite

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Of Course I Still Love You

2016/06/04 by terranovabay

The SpaceX “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship made it back into Port Canaveral carrying the first stage booster used for the Thaicom-8 launch. The booster landed on the small barge positioned about 400 miles east of Cape Canaveral about 9 minutes after launch. The booster developed a slight tilt after its unusually hard landing damaged one of the shock-absorbing landing legs. View photos of the return to Port Canaveral.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: 45th Space WIng, Asia, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, droneship, Falcon 9 rocket, first stage, Of Course I Still Love You, Port Canaveral, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Thaicom 8, Thaicom Public Limited Company, Thailand

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Another satellite for Thailand

2016/05/29 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station sending the Thaicom-8 telecommunications satellite into orbit at 5:39 p.m. on 27 May 2016. The rocket passed through a scattered cloud deck on its way to orbit. The Falcon 9 first stage succeeded in its experimental attempt to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” barge / droneship positioned approximately 400 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Click to view more of […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: 45th Space WIng, Asia, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Communications satellite, Falcon 9 rocket, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SLC 40, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Space Launch Complex 40, SpaceX, Thaicom 8, Thaicom Public Limited Company, Thailand

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Range Tracking

Photography by Bob Montanaro

Tag: Space Launch Complex 40

SES-12

TESS

Hispasat 30W-6

ZUMA

Industrial landscape past and future

Another Sky Perfect Launch

Plummeting faster than the speed of sound

SpaceX delivers two satellites

Of Course I Still Love You

Another satellite for Thailand