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http://www.spaceflightnow.com/
Commercial launch of SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket a success
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: July 14, 2009
A Malaysian satellite rode a Falcon 1 rocket into orbit Monday night, marking the first time the privately-developed booster has successfully launched an operational spacecraft.
The 70-foot-tall rocket was making its fifth flight. Three of its four previous launches failed, dooming two small military satellites.
But SpaceX, the California-based company that developed the launcher, scored its second straight success Monday, almost nine months after the Falcon 1 first reached orbit last year.
"We nailed the orbit to well within target parameters, pretty much a bullseye," Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, told Spaceflight Now.
Musk confirmed Malaysia's RazakSAT satellite separated from the Falcon 1's upper stage and is communicating with ground controllers.
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Another Launch Success for SpaceX and Falcon 1
[YouTube Video here as well. - LRK -]
SpaceX achieved its second successful Falcon 1 launch in a row tonight when it placed the Razasat spacecraft into orbit.
I hope they have much more success.
The YouTube view of the launch is good.
Hope the Shuttle clears the weather restrictions and launches as well.
- LRK -
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