Watch Live @ 10 am ET: SpaceX Launching 3 Earth Satellites for Canada
Watch Live @ 10 am ET: SpaceX Launching 3 Earth Satellites for Canada
By SPACE.com Staff 2 hours ago
SpaceX will use a Falcon 9 rocket to launch three new Earth-observing satellites for the Canadian Space Agency on Wednesday (June 12). It is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 10:17 a.m. EDT (1417 GMT).
You can watch a live webcast of the mission in the window above, courtesy of SpaceX. Live commentary should begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
From SpaceX:
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 12 for launch of RADARSAT Constellation Mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The primary launch window opens at 7:17 a.m. PDT, or 14:17 UTC, and closes at 7:30 a.m. PDT, or 14:30 UTC. The satellites will begin deployment approximately 54 minutes after launch. A backup launch window opens on Thursday, June 13 at 7:17 a.m. PDT, or 14:17 UTC, and closes at 7:30 a.m. PDT, or 14:30 UTC.
Falcon 9’s first stage for launch of RADARSAT Constellation Mission previously supported Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission in March 2019. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to land on SpaceX’s Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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