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A bit charred

2020/09/06 by terranovabay

The SpaceX Falcon 9 booster that launched the Starlink 11 mission returned to Port Canaveral aboard the Of Course I Still Love You droneship looking a bit charred from its two trips to the edge of space and back. Launched on 3 September 2020, the booster made it back to Port early in the morning of 6 September 2020. Click to view more photos of the launch and recovery including a time-lapse video!

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: OCISLY, Of Course I Still Love You, Port Canaveral, SpaceX, Starlink

Starlink 11

2020/09/05 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on the twelfth Starlink mission at 8:46 a.m. on 3 September 2020 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Click for more info and launch images of Starlink 11.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, LC-39A, SpaceX, Starlink, Starlink 11

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Starlink 10/SkySats 19-21

2020/08/19 by terranovabay

Water vapor condenses around a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the shockwave produced by breaking the sound barrier as the rocket launches the eleventh Starlink mission on 18 August 2020 at 10:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket boosted 58 Starlink satellites and three Earth observation Skysats (19-21) for Planet. This is the sixth flight for this particular Falcon 9 first stage – a milestone achievement in reusability. Click for more […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, SkySat, SLC 40, SpaceX, Starlink

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DM-2 Crew Dragon Redux

2020/08/13 by terranovabay

Flashback to last Friday as the little Go Navigator with the DM-2 Crew Dragon onboard passes by the giant Disney cruise ship offshore of Port Canaveral. Click to view more images of the DM-2 Crew Dragon return.

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: Crew Dragon, cruise ship, Disney, DM-2, NASA, Port Canaveral, SpaceX

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DM-2 Crew Dragon Return

2020/08/09 by terranovabay

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that flew NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on a two month visit to the International Space Station returned to Port Canaveral late in the afternoon of 7 August 2020. Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on 2 August 2020. Click to view more images of the DM-2 Crew Dragon Return.

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: astronaut, Bob Behnken, Crew Dragon, DM-2, Doug Hurley, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, Port Canaveral, SpaceX

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Starlink 9

2020/08/08 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the tenth batch of 57 Starlink satellites along with two BlackSky satellites for a private customer on 7 August 2020 at 1:12 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The rocket arcs out over the Atlantic Ocean under moonlit skies as seen in this time exposure from Vero Beach, Florida. Note the yellow streak above the beginning of the arc at left. This is called a sun pillar according to the United […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A, Space Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX, Starlink 9, sun pillar

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ANASIS-2

2020/07/25 by terranovabay

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Army/Navy/Air Force Satellite Information System (ANASIS)-II satellite for the South Korean Agency for Defense Development to be used as a communications satellite by the South Korean armed forces. Formerly known as KMilSatCom 1, the satellite lifted off at 5:30 p.m. on 20 July 2020 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click for more info and photos of the ANASIS-2 launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: ANASIS-2, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, KMilSatCom 1, South Korea, South Korean Agency for Defense Development, SpaceX

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GPS III SV03

2020/07/04 by terranovabay

On 30 June 2020 at 4:10 p.m., a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully lifted off, carrying the U.S. Space Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Vehicle 03 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Click for more photos and info on the launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV03, SLC 40, Space Force, SpaceX

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Starlink 8 Launch Time Lapse

2020/06/14 by terranovabay

A time lapse video of the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket launching 58 Starlink satellites and 3 satellites for another company through a ride share program at 5:21 a.m. on 13 June 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Annoyingly, the tripod shifted in the soft beach sand without being noticed resulting in a lopsided horizon. Watch for the second stage going all the way down to the horizon as it arcs into orbit while the first stage can […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Falcon 9, OCISLY, Of Course I Still Love You, SpaceX, Starlink, Video

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Starlink 8

2020/06/13 by terranovabay

SpaceX conducts the ninth launch of Starlink satellites, this time lofting 58 Starlink satellites plus three of Planet’s Skysats into orbit for SpaceX’s new SmallSat Rideshare Program. The launch occurred from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:21 a.m. on 13 June 2020. The time exposure shows the arc of the trajectory all the way down to the horizon. The divergent path of the Falcon 9’s first stage can be seen as it maneuvers to […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, droneship, Falcon 9, Of Course I Still Love You, SpaceX, Starlink, Starlink 8

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Range Tracking

Photography by Bob Montanaro

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A bit charred

Starlink 11

Starlink 10/SkySats 19-21

DM-2 Crew Dragon Redux

DM-2 Crew Dragon Return

Starlink 9

ANASIS-2

GPS III SV03

Starlink 8 Launch Time Lapse

Starlink 8