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UPI
13-07-2025
- Science
- UPI
SpaceX launches highly secret Israeli communications satellite
1 of 3 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the "Commercial GTO-1" payload at 1:04 AM from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Sunday. The payload contained the Israel Aerospace Industries' "Dror-1" communications satellite. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo July 13 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday carrying an Israel Aerospace Industries communications satellite, a payload that had been kept largely secret until liftoff. "We at IAI are extremely proud of the development and successful launch into space of the State of Israel's 'Dror 1' national communications satellite, Boaz Levy, CEO and President of IAI said in a statement. "Dror 1 is the most advanced communications satellite ever built in Israel, designed to preserve this national strategic capability in the country while providing Israel with essential satellite communications capabilities for years to come." The satellite, which weighs 4.5 tons and spans nearly 60 feet in diameter when its solar panels are fully deployed, is scheduled to reach its fixed point destination over Earth in about two weeks. SpaceX has only been involved in a handful of such secret missions. This was the 13th mission for the stage one 9 booster rocket that sent the Falcon 9 into low-Earth orbit. About 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the rocket landed on the droneship "Just Read the Instructions," which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the 128th time the droneship has been used to retrieve a returning craft, and was the 474th SpaceX booster rocket landing overall.
See - Sada Elbalad
02-07-2025
- Science
- See - Sada Elbalad
Space X Launches Advanced European Weather Satellite
Rana Atef On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an advanced European weather satellite. The Falcon 9 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the MTG-Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite. The rocket's first stage returned to Earth as planned about 8.5 minutes later, touching down on the SpaceX drone ship "Just Read the Instructions," in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the ninth launch and landing for this booster. Among the booster's previous flights were the Fram2 private astronaut mission, the Crew-9 flight to the International Space Station for NASA and a January 2025 launch that sent two private landers toward the moon: Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Resilience. read more UAE's Lunar Mission Delayed to Tomorrow Twitter Lifts Trump's Account Ban Scientists Find Evidence Of 10،000 Black Holes Surrounding The Center Of The Milky Way Galaxy Greenhouse In Antarctica Able To Grow Vegetables Without Soil Or Sunlight Moving Over China: U.S. Is Again Home to World's Speediest Supercomputer Technology The 10 most expensive cars in the world Technology Top 10 fastest cars in the world Technology Lasers Could Make Computers 1 Million Times Faster Technology Smart technology taking control of our lives News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News "Tensions Escalate: Iran Probes Allegations of Indian Tech Collaboration with Israeli Intelligence"
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites from Florida
The Brief SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning from Florida. The launch took place at 9:05 a.m. with additional backup opportunities not needed. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning from Florida. What we know SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit. The backstory This was the 12th flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2 and six Starlink missions. What's next Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Timeline The launch took place at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by SpaceX on its website.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
SpaceX launches Starlink mission while Axiom Space waits out weather
Tuesday morning's weather was nice enough on the Space Coast for one of two planned launches, but high winds in a potential abort site forced the human spaceflight plans of Axiom Space and SpaceX to push the Ax-4 mission from Kennedy Space Center to at least Wednesday. The payload of 23 Starlink satellites on another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, though, did not require as much caution, so a launch from neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 happened as planned lifting off at 9:05 a.m. The first-stage booster for the mission made its 12th flight with a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. It was the 49th launch on the Space Coast this year with all but two coming from SpaceX. Launch No. 50 could come Wednesday morning as the Ax-4 mission looks to send up its crew in a new Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 targeting liftoff from KSC's Launch Pad 39-A at 8 a.m. It would be the second flight of the mission's first-stage booster, which would return to Canaveral's Landing Zone 1, meaning a sonic boom could be heard on the Space Coast and parts of Central Florida. Space Launch Delta 45's weather squadron forecasts an 80% chance for good conditions at the launch site, but the forecast continues to predict moderate to high winds along the launch corridor that includes areas needed in case of an emergency abort. A backup to Thursday at 7:37 a.m. sees a better weather forecast for those downrange winds expected to have died down some, while chances at the launch site would be 75% for good conditions. The Ax-4 mission is commanded by former NASA astronaut and now Axiom Space employee Peggy Whitson making what would be her fifth trip to space. She is leading three men whose seats were paid for by the governments of India and Hungary as well as Poland through its membership with the European Space Agency. India's Shubhanshu Shukla is taking the role of pilot while Hungary's Tibor Kapu and Poland's Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski are mission specialists. None of those three countries have had national astronauts fly to space in more than four decades. They plan to dock with the International Space Station one day after launch for about a two-week stay during which the quartet will work on about 60 science investigations representing 31 different countries. More than two dozen of those will be sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory. This would be the third human spaceflight from the Space Coast in 2023 following SpaceX's Crew-10 mission and the private polar orbital Fram2 mission.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Watch Live: SpaceX lines up Starlink launch while private Axiom Space mission waits out weather
Tuesday morning's weather seems nice enough on the Space Coast, but high winds in a potential abort site forced the human spaceflight plans of Axiom Space and SpaceX to push a planned launch of the Ax-4 mission from Kennedy Space Center to at least Wednesday. The payload of 23 Starlink satellites on another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, though, does not require as much caution, so a launch from neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 is still on targeting liftoff at 9:05 a.m. during a window that runs through 1:02 p.m. Space Launch Delta 45's weather squadron forecasts a 95% chance for good conditions at the opening of the window, although those chances decline to just 70% by the early afternoon. The first-stage booster for the mission is making its 12th flight and will aim for a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic. It would be the 49th launch on the Space Coast with all but two coming from SpaceX. If it goes up, launch No. 50 could come Wednesday morning as the Ax-4 mission looks to send up its crew in a new Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 launching from KSC's Launch Pad 39-A at 8 a.m. It's the second flight of the mission's first-stage booster, which would return to Canaveral's Landing Zone 1, meaning a sonic boom could be heard on the Space Coast and parts of Central Florida. SLD 45's weather squadron forecasts an 80% chance for good conditions at the launch site, but the forecast continues to predict moderate to high winds along the launch corridor that includes areas needed in case of an emergency abort. A backup to Thursday at 7:37 a.m. sees a better weather forecast for those downrange winds expected to have died down some, while chances at the launch site would be 75% for good conditions. The Ax-4 mission is commanded by former NASA astronaut and now Axiom Space employee Peggy Whitson making what would be her fifth trip to space. She is leading three men whose seats were paid for by the governments of India and Hungary, as well as Poland through its membership with the European Space Agency. India's Shubhanshu Shukla is taking the role of pilot while Hungary's Tibor Kapu and Poland's Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski are mission specialists. None of those three countries have had national astronauts fly to space in more than four decades. They plan to dock with the International Space Station one day after launch for about a two-week stay during which the quartet will work on about 60 science investigations representing 31 different countries. More than two dozen of those will be sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory. This would be the third human spaceflight from the Space Coast in 2023 following SpaceX's Crew-10 mission and the private polar orbital Fram2 mission.
