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SpaceX Successfully Launches OG2 Mission

Pat Host

Monday, July 14th, 2014

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SpaceX Successfully Launches OG2 Mission

A Falcon 9 rocket.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Monday successfully launched six Orbcomm [ORBC] OG2 communication satellites at around 11:15 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Orbcomm said Monday all six satellites have checked in and are sending telemetry after successful separation and insertion into proper orbit. The satellites were developed by Sierra Nevada (SNC) while the payloads were made by Boeing [BA]. After an initial health check, the satellites will undergo extensive in-orbit testing to verify that all subsystems…

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