— SpaceUpClose.com — 27 May 2018
FL – Earlier this month Bangabandhu-1 lifted off on the first flight of SpaceX’s
heavily revamped Block 5 version of the firms commercial Falcon 9 rocket from the
Florida Space Coast on May 11.
model of the Falcon 9 will also soon launch US astronauts back to space and the
International Space Station from US soil.
tall Falcon 9 lifted off right on time at 4:14 p.m. EDT (2014 GMT) from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center in Florida.
SpaceUpClose.com photo and video gallery of the Falcon 9 boosters launch from America’s
Premier Spaceport!
SpaceX launch of 2018- doubling last years launch pace
imagery are belatedly online here due to my need to NASA’s eastern Virginia shore
launch base at Wallops Island to see the then upcoming launch of the Orbital
ATK Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo freighter on the OA-9 resupply mission
for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS).
off seaside pad 39A into brilliant blue skies mixed in with wispy clouds that
afforded an absolutely gorgeous sky show for spectators gathered from across
the globe to witness the spectacle.
ever geostationary communications satellite for the nation of Bangladesh.
Bangabandhu-1
blastoff May 11, 2018 from pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com |
geosatcom will greatly improve internet and TV connectivity in Bangladesh and
benefit peoples lives across Asia – especially in rural areas.
pad 39 after all 9 Merlin 1D engines igniting to generate about 1.95 million
pounds of liftoff thrust- roughly 8 percent higher than the prior Block 4
version of the booster.
after successfully launching Bangabandhu-1 on May 11 the first stage
accomplished a precision guided soft landing onto the deck of the drone ship
named ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ or OCISLY for short, by reigniting a subset
of the 9 Merlin 1D first stage engines.
loud Up-Close launch video:
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 11, 2018 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, FL, delivering
Bangabandhu-1 comsat to geostationary orbit – as seen in this remote camera
video taken at the pad. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com
booster arrival story.
launch from the Florida Spaceport is scheduled for May 31, 2018 at 12:29 a.m.
EDT carrying the SES-12 comsat to geostationary transfer orbit.
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reports direct from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,
Florida and Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
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Bangabandhu-1
blastoff May 11, 2018 from pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com |
Bangabandhu-1
blastoff May 11, 2018 from pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com |
Bangabandhu-1
blastoff May 11, 2018 from pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com |