SpaceX is set to launch the Hisdesat SpainSat Next Generation I via a Falcon 9 rocket out of Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night. SpaceX said that this will be the last flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster because of the additional performance needed to send the payload into orbit. The booster has been on 20 flights, including 13 Starlink missions. The European Space Agency’s SNG I satellite will provide more “cost-effective, adaptable and secure communication services for governments and emergency response teams” across Europe, the Americas and more, according to the ESA. The ESA said that this new satellite has “special equipment” to make sure that communications are kept secure and reliable, including an advanced antenna system that can modify its coverage in real time.The satellite is set to head to geostationary orbit about 22,236 miles above Earth.The two-hour launch window opens at 8:34 p.m. Wednesday night, with a backup window at the same time Thursday.>> WESH 2 will stream the launch live in the player above.
SpaceX is set to launch the Hisdesat SpainSat Next Generation I via a Falcon 9 rocket out of Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night.
SpaceX said that this will be the last flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster because of the additional performance needed to send the payload into orbit. The booster has been on 20 flights, including 13 Starlink missions.
The European Space Agency’s SNG I satellite will provide more “cost-effective, adaptable and secure communication services for governments and emergency response teams” across Europe, the Americas and more, according to the ESA.
The ESA said that this new satellite has “special equipment” to make sure that communications are kept secure and reliable, including an advanced antenna system that can modify its coverage in real time.
The satellite is set to head to geostationary orbit about 22,236 miles above Earth.
The two-hour launch window opens at 8:34 p.m. Wednesday night, with a backup window at the same time Thursday.
>> WESH 2 will stream the launch live in the player above.