{"id":17398,"date":"2018-12-23T12:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T17:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17398"},"modified":"2018-12-24T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T05:24:37","slug":"rocket-launches-spacex-falcon-9-russian-proton-chinese-long-march-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17398","title":{"rendered":"Rocket launches: SpaceX Falcon 9 + Russian Proton + Chinese Long March-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**<strong> A SpaceX Falcon 9<\/strong> successfully put a USAF GPS satellite into orbit today following several scrubs this past week:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftAlL8sAnh4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: A view of the launch from outside the Cape by the team at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.USLaunchReport.com\">www.USLaunchReport.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_3uVMdw5HY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>The launch took place at Cape Canaveral and caps a year with 21 successful launches for SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>More at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX close out 2018 with GPS III launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/12\/spacex-2018-gps-iii-first-national-security-mission\/\">SpaceX close out 2018 with GPS III launch \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX launches Air Force\u2019s first next-gen GPS III satellite \u2013 GeekWire\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/four-delays-spacex-launches-air-forces-first-next-gen-gps-iii-satellite\/\">SpaceX launches Air Force\u2019s first next-gen GPS III satellite \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX launches Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built - CBS News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-launches-air-force-gps-satellite-today-2018-12-23\/\">SpaceX launches Air Force&#8217;s most powerful GPS satellite ever built &#8211; CBS News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>A Russian Proton rocket<\/strong> with a Breeze M upper stage successfully placed a military communications satellite into orbit on Friday: <a title=\"Military communications satellite launched by Russian Proton rocket \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2018\/12\/21\/military-communications-satellite-launched-by-russian-proton-rocket\/\">Military communications satellite launched by Russian Proton rocket \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nLpoICblFvI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The launch took place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>** A <strong>Chinese Long March-11 solid fuel rocket<\/strong>\u00a0 also launched on Friday with the first Hongyun satellite intended for a constellation of satellites to provide broadband communications services.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lksO2yNnSoE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The launch was from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.<\/p>\n<p>More at<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Long March 11 launches China's first Hongyun low Earth orbit communications satellite | gbtimes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/gbtimes.com\/long-march-11-launches-chinas-first-hongyun-low-earth-orbit-communications-satellite\">Long March 11 launches China&#8217;s first Hongyun low Earth orbit communications satellite | gbtimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Chinese Long March 11 launches with the first Hongyun satellite \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2018\/12\/chinese-long-march-11-launches-hongyun-satellite\/\">Chinese Long March 11 launches with the first Hongyun satellite \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07FYWM41W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07FYWM41W&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=7b8e8998e8bbc06666d4930f6a4e6fb8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The High Frontier: An Easier Way<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B07FYWM41W\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; 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More &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17398\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rocket launches: SpaceX Falcon 9 + Russian Proton + Chinese Long March-11<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4wC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22140,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=22140","url_meta":{"origin":17398,"position":0},"title":"Space transport roundup &#8211; July.7.2020","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images dealing with space transport (find previous roundups here): [ Update: The launch was scrubbed due to thunderstorms in the area around the Cape. 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