Photos: Falcon 9 blasts off in thick Fog, lifting Jason-3 into Orbit

January 18, 2016January 29, 2017 Patrick Blau 2387 Views Jason 3, Vandenberg

Making its second launch from the West Coast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from SLC-4E on Sunday, successfully delivering

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Photos: Falcon 9 awaits Launch atop its West Coast Pad

January 17, 2016 Patrick Blau 2393 Views Jason 3, Vandenberg

The final Falcon 9 v1.1 rockets stands tall atop its West Coast launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force base to await its liftoff with the Jason-3 satellite.

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Photos: Jason-3 Satellite completes final Processing for Liftoff

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 2118 Views

The Jason-3 Oceanography Satellite completes final processing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to begin a mission to continue a two-decade record of global oceanography data.