Debut Launch of Long March 7 to mark Grand Opening of China’s new Spaceport
China will debut the next in its new line of rockets as early as Saturday, also marking the grand-opening of a new civilian launch base on the Island of Hainan.
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Month: June 2016
Photos: Long March 7 Rocket rolls out for Debut Mission
China’s Long March 7 rocket is seen traveling atop its Mobile Launch Platform from its assembly facility to Launch Complex 2 at the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center that will have its grand opening in June 2016 when Long March 7 lifts off for the first time.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-4
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-4 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 23, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Most Powerful Atlas V Rocket blasts off with heavy U.S. Military Communications Satellite
Riding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
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Photos: Atlas V Rumbles off with fifth MUOS Communications Satellite
Riding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
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Video: MUOS 5 Communications Satellite blasts off atop Atlas V
Riding on pillars of smoke and fire as it departed Florida’s Space Coast, the most powerful Atlas V streaked towards orbit on Friday to deliver the fifth and final satellite for the U.S. Navy’s Multi-User Objective System.
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Atlas V Powerhouse set for Liftoff Friday with heavy Navy Communications Satellite
After successfully launching a clandestine reconnaissance satellite atop the most powerful Delta IV rocket two weeks ago, United Launch Alliance rolled the most powerful Atlas V to its Cape Canaveral pad for liftoff on Friday with a heavy communications satellite for the U.S. Navy.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-8
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-8 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 22, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Photos: Rollout of the most-powerful Atlas V
A United Launch Alliance – in its most powerful 551 configuration – was rolled to its Cape Canaveral Launch Pad the day before the planned launch of the fifth satellite for the Multi-User Objective System.
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Cygnus Cargo Craft closes out successful Mission with heavily-studied Re-Entry
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus OA-6 spacecraft met its fiery end on Wednesday when re-entering over the Pacific Ocean to conclude a 91-day resupply mission to the International Space Station including a week-long free flight after undocking dedicated to the first large-scale combustion experiment conducted in space.
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Photos: India’s PSLV takes Flight with 20 Satellites on Board
India’s PSLV rocket roared into the skies of the country’s East Coast on Wednesday under the loud thunder of its large solid-fueled first stage and six boosters fitted to the vehicle for extra thrust to lift a payload consisting of 20 international satellites into orbit.
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International Assortment of Satellites lifted by Indian PSLV Rocket
India’s PSLV rocket roared into the skies of the country’s East Coast on Wednesday under the loud thunder of its large solid-fueled first stage and six boosters fitted to the vehicle for extra thrust to lift a payload consisting of 20 international satellites into orbit.
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Indian PSLV Rocket set for Liftoff with 20 Satellites
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set for liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Wednesday at 3:56 UTC, carrying 20 satellites into a Sun Synchronous Orbit.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-5
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-5 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on June 20, 2016 after eleven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Bits and Pieces of Falcon 9 Rocket return to Port after failed Drone Ship Landing
Bits and pieces of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returned to port Saturday night aboard the company’s Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship after last Wednesday’s “Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly” of the first stage upon landing.
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Launch & Landing Success for Blue Origin’s New Shepard in first Televised Test Flight
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle soared into the skies over West Texas on Sunday in the company’s fifth test flight of their reusable launch system, the fourth flight for this particular vehicle.
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Ariane 5 streaks into Orbit with heavy Communications Satellite Pair
Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket jumped off its French Guiana Launch Pad on Saturday, under the loud-thunder of its cryogenic main engine and twin solid rocket boosters to lift a pair of U.S.-made communications satellites into orbit to deliver TV and banking services to America and Indonesia.
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