45th Space Wing launches 6 second-generation ORBCOMM satellites
Cape Canaveral AFB FL (SPX) Jul 18, 2014 - The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 rocket carrying six second-generation ORBCOMM communications satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 here at 11 a.m. EDT July 14. The rocket flew in the Falcon 9 v1.1 configuration with upgraded Merlin 1D engines, stretched fuel tanks, and a payload fairing. A combined team of m ... more

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