Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2014 SpaceX kicks off the year with launch of Thai satellite Launching for the second time in five weeks, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Monday and successfully put a broadcasting satellite in a high-altitude for a Thai communications operator.The half-hour mission came just over one month after SpaceX tallied its first launch into geostationary transfer orbit, an orbit favored by communications satellite companies seeking to deploy spacecraft in orbits over the equator synchronized with Earth's rotation. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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