{"id":17523,"date":"2019-01-13T12:47:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17523"},"modified":"2019-01-13T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T19:24:46","slug":"rockets-spacex-falcon-9-launch-landing-china-long-march-3b-launches-comm-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17523","title":{"rendered":"Rockets: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch &#038; landing + China Long March 3B launches comm-sat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a> on Friday launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon9\">Falcon 9<\/a> rocket from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vandenberg.af.mil\/\">Vandenberg AFB<\/a> in California with 10 Iridium <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iridium.com\/network\/iridium-next\/\">NEXT<\/a> satellites. The first stage booster returned for a bulls-eye landing on a platform floating in the Pacific Ocean:<\/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\/jnU1dhRxACY?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<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SpaceX begins 2019 with eighth and final launch for upgraded Iridium network \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/01\/11\/spacex-begins-2019-with-eighth-and-final-for-upgraded-iridium-network\/\">SpaceX begins 2019 with eighth and final launch for upgraded Iridium network \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Iridium boss reflects as final NEXT satellite constellation launches \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/01\/iridium-boss-reflects-satellite-constellation-launch\/\">Iridium boss reflects as final NEXT satellite constellation launches \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VshdafZvwrg\">full SpaceX webcast<\/a>. Here is a video of Tim Dodd&#8217;s launch webcast:<\/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\/88Knp1GYJWQ?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>Here are scenes from the SpaceX webcast showing the return and landing of the booster, though, as usually happens, the signal is interrupted as the rocket lands due to the plume shaking the platform:<\/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\/Nn8PHUgaBDg?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>** China on Thursday launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Long_March_3B\">Long March 3B rocket<\/a> with the\u00a0Zhongxing-2D\/Chinasat-2D communications satellite going to a geostationary orbit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Long March 3B lofts Chinasat-2D \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/2019\/01\/long-march-3b-lofts-chinasat-2d\/\">Long March 3B lofts Chinasat-2D \u2013 NASASpaceFlight.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"First space launch of 2019 sees China loft ChinaSat-2D communications satellite | gbtimes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/gbtimes.com\/first-space-launch-of-2019-sees-china-loft-chinasat-2d-communications-satellite\">First space launch of 2019 sees China loft ChinaSat-2D communications satellite | gbtimes.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"China begins 2019 launch campaign with a success \u2013 Spaceflight Now\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2019\/01\/10\/china-begins-2019-launch-campaign-with-a-success\/\">China begins 2019 launch campaign with a success \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/4ekqlgClBbw?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 style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0062850210\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0062850210&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=afa393befe03f9f12c11935fa3c22582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories of Women in Space<\/a><\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0062850210\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0062850210&amp;asins=0062850210&amp;linkId=63a1421da22219f51d739da44cd40b9d&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** SpaceX on Friday launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB in California with 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. The first stage booster returned for a bulls-eye landing on a platform floating in the Pacific Ocean: SpaceX begins 2019 with eighth and final launch for upgraded Iridium network \u2013 Spaceflight Now Iridium boss reflects as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17523\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rockets: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch &#038; landing + China Long March 3B launches comm-sat<\/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-17523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4yD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13747,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13747","url_meta":{"origin":17523,"position":0},"title":"Videos: SpaceX launches 10 satellites and lands booster stage","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Today SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 10 Iridium NEXT satellites from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. 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