SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Targeted For Tuesday, January 30 From Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // January 29, 2018
Launch Window opens at 4:23 p.m. ET
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is targeted for Tuesday, January 30, according to a SpaceX spokesperson.
The launch will liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast in Cape Canaveral and will carry the GovSat-1 communications satellite.
Launch window is set open at 4:23 p.m. ET
According to SpaceFlightNow, the SES 16/GovSat 1 satellite will provide secure military X-band and Ka-band communications links, helping support Luxembourg’s NATO obligations.
A static fire test was completed on the Falcon 9 on Friday.
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting January 30 launch of GovSat-1 from Pad 40 in Florida.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 26, 2018
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
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