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SpaceX Targets Early July For Orbcomm OG2 Launch

Pat Host

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

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SpaceX Targets Early July For Orbcomm OG2 Launch

A Falcon 9 rocket.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is targeting the first week of July for its Orbcomm [ORBC] OG2 launch after scrubbing several attempts this past weekend for various reasons. Three total launch attempts were scrubbed since Friday’s press time. Friday’s originally scheduled launch was pushed back to Saturday due to noticed fluctuations in pressure on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s second stage, according to Orbcomm. Saturday’s launch attempt was nixed due to weather concerns. Sunday’s launch was halted to address a…

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