“The private spaceflight company SpaceX launched six commercial satellites into low-Earth orbit today (July 14) in a mission that was expected to include a key rocket-reusability test. The companys Falcon 9 rocket streaked into space from the pad at Floridas Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT) Monday, carrying six spacecraft for the satellite-communications firm ORBCOMM. The satellites are the first members of the OG2 (short for ORBCOMM Generation 2) constellation, which should provide a big upgrade over the current OG1 network, company officials said. SpaceX is expected to launch a total of 17 OG2 craft using the Falcon 9. . . .
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:15:08 +0000
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