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Launch of O3b mPOWER 11, 12, and 13
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1849 UTC, or 1449 local time (EDT). This was carrying O3b mPOWER 11, 12, and 13 to medium Earth orbit. This is part of a constellation of communications satellites for the Luxembourgish company SES. They use an array of individually steered spot beams to connect with ground terminals. It was the 688th flight of the Falcon 9, and the 29th flight of booster B1080, which successfully landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. [Source: SpaceX]
Progress MS-35 Rescheduled
The Soyuz 2.1b rocket that will carry the Progress MS-35 cargo mission to the International Space Station has returned to the launch pad at Baikonur. The mission was originally scheduled to launch last Wednesday (9th September) but the rocket was returned to the assembly building to address a problem with the third stage. The mission is now aiming to launch this coming Wednesday (16th September). SpaceX Crew-13, the other delayed ISS flight, has yet to receive a new launch date. [Source: KazTAG]
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