Topic by magurp244 2017-06-23 05:30:45 (edited by magurp244 2017-07-01 07:38:34)

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For those with an interest in Rockets.

On June 23rd 2:10-4:10pm EDT SpaceX will be launching the BulgariaSat 1 Communications Satelite into orbit from Kennedy Space Center to provide direct-to-home television broadcast data and communications services over southeast Europe. The live stream [here] starts in 15 hours as of this post.

In addition to this SpaceX will also be launching the Iridium Next 10 Satelite package two days later on June 25th 4:25pm EDT-1:25pm PDT from Vandenberg Air force Base, and the Intelsat 35e Satelite on July 1st 7:35-8:35pm EDT from Kennedy Space Center. You can check out a list of the upcoming launch schedule of the rockets [here].

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Reply by zakc93 2017-06-24 07:36:49

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Hopefully they turn out better than the facebook satellite launch. A bit off topic, but if anyone's interested Here's an opinion about Elon Musk's plan to colonise mars.

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Reply by magurp244 2017-06-25 02:03:52

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First launch was a success, dispite the added strain of the payload. Next up is the Iridium-2 Satelite set for June 25th, you can watch the live webcast [here] which starts in 20 hours as of this post.

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Reply by magurp244 2017-07-01 07:42:17

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The third and final launch from the past week is coming up July 2nd, and will be launching the Intelsat 35e from Kennedy Space Center. This launch will not be recovering the Falcon 9 booster due to the mission requirements. You can view the live stream [here] which begins in 41 hours as of this post.

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