Friday, August 17, 2018

SpaceX Launch Targeted For Next Week

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is targeting its next rocket launch for sometime next week, from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX has targeted the launch of the Telstar 18 VANTAGE communications satellite for a launch window starting at 11:33pm EDT on the 23rd, according to multiple sources. The rocket is geared to launch off the SLC-40 launch pad at Canaveral, carrying a communications satellite which will provide service to India, China, Mongolia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean. Image: The SpaceX launch of the Telstar 19 satellite in July.