Falcon 9 ready to launch GRACE-FO and Iridium-6

4,112 views · Published 22 May 2018 · 1:22 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: SciNews · 2018 · Science & Technology

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the GRACE-FO/Iridium-6 Mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on 22 May 2018, at 19:47 UTC (12:47 PDT). Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously supported the Zuma mission and will not be recovered after launch. 

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