On a somewhat unexpectedly cool, brisk evening on the Space Coast with passing showers in Titusville and other locations nearby Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX launched two navigation satellites for the European Space Agency. Liftoff was at 08:34 PM EDT from Pad LC-39A at KSC. Liftoff and ascent to orbit was successful.
SpaceX plans to launch a pair of long-delayed navigation satellites this evening at 8:34PM from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Should conditions force a scrub, the next backup opportunity is on Sunday, April 28 at 8:30 PM EDT.
The satellites, FM25 and FM27, are being launched aboard a Falcon 9 booster as part of Europe’s MEO Galileo constellation. They will join twenty-six other satellites that began launching in 2011 to form part of a high-precision navigation system for the European Union.
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